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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
Mythic fantasy, whimsical in tone, about fae, set in fairyland.
GrendelNovel
John Gardnerstandalone novel1971
Mythic fantasy and literary & general, set in europe.
“Between bouts of his war on the king of the Danish Norsemen, the monster philosophizes about life and fate.”
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The Forgotten Beasts of EldNovel
Patricia A. McKillipstandalone novel1974
About wizards and coming of age.
FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fairy tale retelling.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
Soldier SonSeries
series3 books2005
Epic fantasy, about colonialism and coming of age.
“Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia.”
from the catalogue
Start with Shaman's Crossing →