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Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries
series6 books2008
Fantasy, about coming of age and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Kristin Cashore continued the world with the prequel-adjacent Fire, set in a neighboring land, and the sequel Bitterblue, then extended it further north with Winterkeep and Seasparrow.”
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Start with Graceling →
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Epic fantasy and historical fantasy, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution.
PegasusNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel2010
About friendship.
“Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday.”
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Star DaughterNovel
Shveta Thakrarstandalone novel2020
Mythic fantasy, about gods.
FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
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 →
Books of BayernSeries
series4 books2003
Adventurous in tone.
“Later volumes, including Enna Burning and River Secrets, follow other members of her found family through their own magical talents.”
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Start with The Goose Girl →