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FolktalesSeries

series3 books1978

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue

Start with Beauty →

Fairy Tale storiesSeries

series2 books1996

About curses.

Start with Firebird →

Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales RetoldSeries

series4 books2015

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“The two books share no characters or setting, only Novik's method of building a novel around one inherited folk tale.”
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Start with Excerpt from Uprooted →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Books of BayernSeries

series4 books2003

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“Later volumes, including Enna Burning and River Secrets, follow other members of her found family through their own magical talents.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Goose Girl →

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.”
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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

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