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Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men.
Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.
I'm going to plug Discworld again, because it deserves it. Discworld is a parody of all sorts of genres, and other times, plays the genre straight but with a unique twist. It is roughly split into a bunch of sub series, each starring a particular group of characters. For example, there is the Death series, which stars the remarkably like able Death and his family, while the Wizards series follows the stories of the Wizards of the Unseen University.
Each book usually has a central theme or topic it deals with. Snuff is about racial prejudices and what measure a person is worth, while also journeying through the topics of slavery and detective fiction. Going Postal is a story of how the Post Office must change to fit the world, while also showing the redemption of a criminal. My personal favourite is Reaper Man, a story about what it means to be human and why compassion is necessary, even for Death.
There is a huge amount of books in the series, enough that one will likely deal with a topic you are interested in. I highly recommend getting them.