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RithmatistSeries
series1 book2013
Adventurous in tone, about magic schools and coming of age.
Start with The Rithmatist →
Shadow of the LeviathanSeries
series3 books2024
Mystery & detective.
“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Tainted Cup →
The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series
series2 books2024
Mystery & detective, about family secrets, set in big city.
“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Silverblood Promise →
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, The Immortals, Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
MaradaineUniverse
universe19 books2015
Set in big city.
“The tramlines of Maradaine run through everything — past the University spires, down the gaslit alleys of Dentonhill, across the cold marble of Parliament.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Holver Alley Crew →
includes Maradaine Constabulary, Maradaine Elite, The Streets of Maradaine, Maradaine Saga
Witch DreamsNovel
Vivian Vande Veldestandalone novel2005
Mystery & detective, about psychic powers and witches.
“Sixteen-year-old Nyssa uses her ability to see into people's dreams to discover who murdered her parents six years ago.”
from the catalogue