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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
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Epic fantasy and historical fantasy, about rebellion and revolution and political intrigue.
BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
About revenge.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
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 →
GormenghastSeries
series6 books1946
completed
Gothic.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titus Groan →
DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy and fairy tale retelling, emotional in tone, about grief and loss.