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The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue
Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
Young WizardsSeries
series24 books1983
Set in our world.
“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue
Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →
Alchemist's SonSeries
series2 books2003
completed
Historical fantasy, tense in tone.
“Sebastian reveals that his father's evil enemy, de Loudeac, has also arisen - and is determined to use the secrets of alchemy to create an humunculous, an artificial human made from dead matter, who can be commanded only by its creator.”
from the catalogue
Start with Doctor Illuminatus →
AlderleySeries
series4 books1960
Mythic fantasy.
“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
TygerNovel
S. F. Saidstandalone novel2022
Adventure, set in big city.
“Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake.”
from the catalogue