A lot of HP Lovecraft stories reference the Necronomicon of Abdul al Hazred
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The People In The Trees by Hanya Yanagihara revolves around fictional scientific research (and is a great read)
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Jonathan Strange amd Mr Norrel has the most references and footnotes of any novel I’ve ever seen. Same author as Piraneai but much better imo.
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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
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The name of the rose by Umberto Eco.
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Nevernight series by Jay Kristoff, and you might be interested in the Books of Pellinor, which don’t have in-text citations but the framing story is kind of a Tolkein-esque ‘We translated these ancient scrolls, here’s the story’ deal.
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I’m not sure if it’s exactly what you are looking for, but The Princess Bride by Willam Goldman has a running joke that refers to a fictional unabridged version of the book.
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Taiwan Travelogue!
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Stone Diaries by Carol Shields is written as an autobiography of a woman, though she’s fictional. it actually includes fake archive photos of people and locations to ‘back up’ the fictional life (at least, my edition did)
World War Z also uses annotations to cite ‘research’ iirc?
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A lot of HP Lovecraft stories reference the Necronomicon of Abdul al Hazred
The People In The Trees by Hanya Yanagihara revolves around fictional scientific research (and is a great read)
Jonathan Strange amd Mr Norrel has the most references and footnotes of any novel I’ve ever seen. Same author as Piraneai but much better imo.
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
The name of the rose by Umberto Eco.
Nevernight series by Jay Kristoff, and you might be interested in the Books of Pellinor, which don’t have in-text citations but the framing story is kind of a Tolkein-esque ‘We translated these ancient scrolls, here’s the story’ deal.
I’m not sure if it’s exactly what you are looking for, but The Princess Bride by Willam Goldman has a running joke that refers to a fictional unabridged version of the book.
Taiwan Travelogue!
Stone Diaries by Carol Shields is written as an autobiography of a woman, though she’s fictional. it actually includes fake archive photos of people and locations to ‘back up’ the fictional life (at least, my edition did)
World War Z also uses annotations to cite ‘research’ iirc?
Hunters and Collectors by M. Suddain