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  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    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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    includes Earthsea Cycle

  • Cover of Folktales
    FolktalesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1978

    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 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 Kushiel's Legacy Universe
    Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

    series · 13 books · 2001

    About political intrigue.

    “Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Kushiel's Dart →

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  • Cover of Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales Retold
    Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales RetoldSeries

    series · 4 books · 2015

    Fairy tale retelling.

    “The two books share no characters or setting, only Novik's method of building a novel around one inherited folk tale.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Excerpt from Uprooted →

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

    series · 9 books · 2010

    Epic fantasy, about gods and political intrigue.

    Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

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