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Sleeping BeautySeries
series4 books1983
completed
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, dark in tone, about slavery and forbidden love, set in secondary world.
“In the first book of the trilogy, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire.”
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Start with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty →
The Broken SwordNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954
Mythic fantasy and epic fantasy, about gods and curses.
“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
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Master of CrowsNovel
Grace Dravenstandalone novel2009
Romantasy, about wizards and gods.
“In exchange for her freedom, she bargains with her masters, the mage-priests of Conclave, to spy on the renegade sorcerer, Silhara of Neith.”
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The War of Lost HeartsSeries
series3 books2020
Epic fantasy and romantasy, about war.
“A reclusive warrior who no longer believes it exists.”
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Start with Daughter of No Worlds →
The Roses of RoazonNovel
Cherith Baldrystandalone novel2004
Dark fantasy, about court intrigue and demons.
“Behind the throne of the dukedom, dark forces are at work that will attempt to strip Joscelin of his title and have him banished for heresy.”
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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
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Start with Beauty →