Historical novels that rework major Jewish or religious-literary figures and themes for young readers, including Shakespeare's Shylock and Lessing's Nathan.

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novel-series · finished

Knight Life

by Peter David

Arthurian comedy series about King Arthur in the modern world.

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novel-series · complete

Knockemout

by Lucy Score

A small-town contemporary romance trilogy set in Knockemout, Virginia.

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literary mystery series · ongoing

Kusunoki Series

by Keigo Higashino

Stories about the mysterious camphor tree, its guardian, and the people who seek its power.

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poetry · complete

La Légende des siècles

by Victor Hugo

Hugo's epic poetry cycle, published in three principal series between 1859 and 1883.

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series · ongoing

Lair of the Wolven

by J. R. Ward

Paranormal-romance novels about wolven living in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world.

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series · complete

Lakefront Billionaires

by Lauren Asher

Steamy adult romances featuring sexy billionaires, lakefront mansions, and the small town of Lake Wisteria.

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graphic-fiction series · ongoing

Lands Unknown

by Mike Mignola

Standalone folkloric and supernatural tales by Mike Mignola and collaborators.

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trilogy · complete

Landscapes

by Robert Macfarlane

A trilogy of books exploring landscape, place, human imagination, and the natural world.

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trilogy · complete

Landstrykere–August Trilogy

by Knut Hamsun

A trilogy following the exuberant, opportunistic wanderer August and the changing communities he enters.

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scholarly-book-series · unknown

Language, Discourse, Society

by David Trotter

Scholarly monograph series on language, discourse, and literary culture.

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science mystery series · ongoing

Laplace's Witch Series

by Keigo Higashino

Mysteries involving extraordinary predictive abilities and the Laplace’s demon concept.

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series · complete

Larklight

by Philip Reeve

A humorous Victorian space-adventure trilogy, illustrated by David Wyatt.

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novel-series · completed

Last Reality

by Kirsten Miller

A young adult science-fiction series co-authored with Jason Segel about immersive virtual reality, corporate control, and the boundary between digital and physical life.

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novel-trilogy · complete

Late Trilogy

by Natsume Sōseki

A group of later novels centered on psychological conflict, alienation, and the difficulty of human connection.

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series · open-ended

Latro

by Gene Wolfe

Historical fantasy novels narrated by Latro, a soldier whose memory resets each day.

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comic-series · ongoing

Lazarus

by Greg Rucka

Science-fiction comics about a genetically enhanced ruling family and the post-collapse world they control, co-created by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark.

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novel-series · complete

Leave It to Beaver

by Beverly Cleary

Cleary's fictionalizations and continuation of the Leave It to Beaver television characters.

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series · complete

Legacy of Dragons

by Jack Campbell

A sequel trilogy set in the world of The Pillars of Reality.

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trilogy · completed

Legacy of Orïsha

by Tomi Adeyemi

A completed young adult fantasy trilogy set in the kingdom of Orïsha, following Zélie Adebola and her allies as they confront the suppression and return of magic, monarchy, and civil conflict.

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graphic-novel-series · complete

Legend Graphic Novels

by Marie Lu

Graphic-novel adaptations of the Legend novels.

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trilogy · complete

Legends of Dune

by Brian Herbert

A Dune prequel trilogy about the Butlerian Jihad and the origins of major institutions.

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series · complete

Legends of the Riftwar

by Raymond E. Feist

Three Midkemia side stories set during or around the events of the Riftwar Saga, co-authored with William R. Forstchen, Joel Rosenberg, and S. M. Stirling.

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comic-series · complete

Legion of Super-Heroes

by Brian Michael Bendis

Bendis's Legion of Super-Heroes relaunch and its prelude.

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thriller series · complete

Leo Vidal

by Francesc Miralles

A historical-adventure thriller series featuring journalist and investigator Leo Vidal.

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novel series · incomplete

Les Chemins de la liberté

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Sartre's planned novel cycle about individual and political life in France before and during the Second World War. Three novels were published; the projected fourth volume remained unfinished.

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biographical series · complete

Les Grands hommes en robe de chambre

by Alexandre Dumas

Biographical portraits of major figures in French and European history.

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novel cycle · incomplete

Les Quatre Évangiles

by Émile Zola

Zola's projected four-novel cycle; three novels were completed and published, while Justice remained unfinished.

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novel cycle · complete

Les Trois Villes

by Émile Zola

A three-novel cycle examining religion, modernity, and society through Lourdes, Rome, and Paris.

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picture-book series · completed

Lester

by Quentin Blake

Three picture books about Lester and his comic adventures.

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shared-world series · ongoing

A fantasy shared world centered on gods, mortals, magical correspondence, war, and romance. Wild Reverence is an optional standalone companion, while Divine Rivals and Ruthless Vows form the central duology.

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letters · complete

Letters of James Joyce

by James Joyce

The three-volume edition of Joyce's correspondence published posthumously, with volume 1 edited by Stuart Gilbert and volumes 2–3 edited by Richard Ellmann.

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series · completed

Letty Dobesh Chronicles

by Blake Crouch

A series of crime novellas about Letty Dobesh, a thief and con artist repeatedly drawn into dangerous schemes.

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