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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in otherworld.
Alphabet of ThornNovel
Patricia A. McKillipstandalone novel2004
Fantasy, about books and reading.
Soldier SonSeries
series3 books2005
Fantasy and epic fantasy, about colonialism and coming of age.
“Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shaman's Crossing →
The Forgotten Beasts of EldNovel
Patricia A. McKillipstandalone novel1974
Fantasy, about wizards and coming of age.
Jack of ShadowsSeries
series4 books1971
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and reincarnation.
Start with Jack of Shadows →