Books that start a series

A first book has to do two jobs: be good on its own, and make you want the next one. It helps to know whether it ends on a cliffhanger before you start.

Each book here opens a series. Its ending style is on its page.

254 books, best known first. New to the dimensions? Here's what each one means.

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