Find your next SF/F read by mood

series3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

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

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, 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

Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries

series6 books2008

About political intrigue.

“Kristin Cashore continued the world with the prequel-adjacent Fire, set in a neighboring land, and the sequel Bitterblue, then extended it further north with Winterkeep and Seasparrow.”
from the catalogue

Start with Graceling →

Books of BayernSeries

series4 books2003

Adventurous in tone.

“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 →

Annals of the Western ShoreSeries

series3 books2004

completed

Reflective in tone.

“Each book has different main characters and settings, but the books are linked by some recurring characters and locations.”
from the catalogue

Start with Gifts →

Star DaughterNovel

Shveta Thakrarstandalone novel2020

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

More like Echo in Onyx