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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales RetoldSeries
series4 books2015
Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“The two books share no characters or setting, only Novik's method of building a novel around one inherited folk tale.”
from the catalogue
Start with Excerpt from Uprooted →
Fairy Tale storiesSeries
series2 books1996
About curses.
Start with Firebird →
DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about identity and grief and loss.
Never Ever AfterSeries
series1 book2025
Romantasy, about forbidden love and political intrigue.
“Life in the Iron Mountains is harsh and unforgiving.”
from the catalogue
Start with Never Ever After →
Tales from the KingdomsSeries
series5 books2013
Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.
Start with Magic →