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Fionavar UniverseSeries
series5 books1984
Epic fantasy and portal fantasy.
“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Summer Tree →
The Shape-Changer's WifeNovel
Sharon Shinnstandalone novel1995
About shapeshifters.
“In a world where magic is passed down as a trace, young Aubrey sets out to fine the greatest master of all.”
from the catalogue
The Wolves of Mercy FallsSeries
series4 books2009
Paranormal romance, about werewolves, set in north america.
“Set in the fictional town of Mercy Falls, Stiefvater has stated that the real town of Ely in Minnesota would be its closest neighbouring destination, with the two towns sharing a similar climate.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shiver →
A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries
series6 books2015
Romantasy, about fae.
“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →
KarouSeries
series4 books2011
“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue
Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →
The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse
universe70 books2007
Urban fantasy.
“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue
Start with City of Bones →
includes The Dark Artifices, Ghosts of the Shadow Market, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Eldest Curses, The Last Hours, Magnus Bane