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  • Cover of Tigana
    TiganaNovel

    Guy Gavriel Kay · standalone novel · 1990

    Epic fantasy and historical fantasy, about rebellion and revolution and political intrigue.

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  • Cover of Folktales
    FolktalesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1978

    Fantasy and fairy tale retelling.

    “Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Beauty →

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  • Cover of Gormenghast
    GormenghastSeries

    series · 6 books · 1946

    completed

    Fantasy and gothic.

    “Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Titus Groan →

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  • Cover of The Inheritance (Jemisin)
    The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

    series · 9 books · 2010

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, about gods and political intrigue.

    Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

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  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, reflective in tone, 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.”

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    Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

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  • Cover of Deerskin
    DeerskinNovel

    Robin McKinley · standalone novel · 1993

    Dark fantasy and fairy tale retelling, sad in tone, about grief and loss.

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