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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy, dark and sad in tone, about grief and loss.
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series
series5 books1997
About coming of age.
“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ella Enchanted →
ErithSeries
series4 books2001
Epic fantasy, about quests and fae.
Start with The Ill-Made Mute →
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Epic fantasy and historical fantasy, about rebellion and revolution and political intrigue.