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Stranger in a Strange Land
The primary PoV is dropped into a completely unfamiliar situation or location. HARD MODE: Not portal fiction or isekai.
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The Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg

The Sleeping Dragon

Guardians of the Flame #1

Joel Rosenberg

256 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler

The Mask of Dimitrios

Charles Latimer #1

Eric Ambler

304 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller informative mysterious medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

528 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

The Thirty-Nine Steps

Richard Hannay #1

John Buchan

141 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H.G. Wells

160 pages • first pub 1896 (editions)

fiction classics horror science fiction adventurous dark medium-paced
The Mist by Stephen King

The Mist

Stephen King

230 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Shōgun by James Clavell

Shōgun

Asian Saga: Chronological Order #1

James Clavell

1152 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison

446 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy emotional hopeful medium-paced