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GodspeakerSeries
series3 books2007
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.
Start with Empress of Mijak →
DeryniUniverse
universe44 books1970
Historical fantasy, about political intrigue, set in medieval.
“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
from the catalogue
Start with Deryni Rising →
includes Legends of Saint Camber, Chronicles of the Deryni, The Heirs of Saint Camber, The Histories of King Kelson, The Childe Morgan
His Dark MaterialsUniverse
universe13 books1995
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue
Start with Northern Lights →
includes The Book of Dust, His Dark Materials
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
The ScholomanceSeries
series3 books2020
About magic schools and survival.
Start with A Deadly Education →
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha