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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Komashi, Warbreaker, Canticle, Lumar, Elantris, The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, First of the Sun
HeartlessNovel
Marissa Meyerstandalone novel2016
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, emotional in tone, about forbidden love.
“Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.”
from the catalogue
Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries
series4 books2021
Romantasy, about curses.
“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue
Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
Star DaughterNovel
Shveta Thakrarstandalone novel2020
Mythic fantasy, about gods and coming of age.