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Strange GraceNovel
Tessa Grattonstandalone novel2018
Dark fantasy, about deal with the devil and family secrets, set in small town.
“Long ago, a village made a bargain with the devil: to ensure their prosperity, when the Slaughter Moon rises, the village must sacrifice a young man to the depths of the Devil's Forest.”
from the catalogue
Stonewater KingdomSeries
series2 books2025
Dark fantasy and romance, dark in tone, about forbidden love.
Start with The Knight and the Moth →
The ThicketySeries
series4 books2014
Dark fantasy, dark in tone.
Start with A Path Begins →
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
Witch WorldUniverse
universe106 books1963
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Step through the Siege Perilous — the standing stone that answers only the hunted, those with nowhere left to run — and the fugitive is delivered not into death but into another world entirely.”
from the catalogue
Start with Witch World →
includes Estcarp, Witch World Stories, Witch World Secrets, Witch World Chronicles, Witch World: The Turning, High Hallack
The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries
series3 books1990
completed
Gothic, dark in tone, set in contemporary and north america.
Start with The Witching Hour →