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Gilded DuologySeries
series2 books2021
About curses.
“Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gilded →
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries
series11 books1995
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
Start with Sabriel →
Cinderella Is DeadNovel
Kalynn Bayronstandalone novel2020
Hopeful in tone, about rebellion and revolution and gender and society.
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“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
PoisonNovel
Chris Woodingstandalone novel2003
Portal fantasy, about quests and fae.