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BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
Set in secondary world.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
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
The Thief of AlwaysNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992
Dark fantasy, eerie in tone, about coming of age.
“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
from the catalogue
The Young ElitesSeries
series3 books2014
Tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“The second book is called The Rose Society and was released on October 13, 2015.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Young Elites →
DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy, emotional in tone, about grief and loss, set in secondary world.
The House on the BorderlandNovel
William Hope Hodgsonstandalone novel1908
Horror and weird fiction, eerie in tone, about madness.