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universe19 books1964

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

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, 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 The Grisha, The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Ixia & Sitia milieuSeries

series12 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Poison Study →

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with Sabriel →

PellinorSeries

series5 books2002

About quests and chosen one.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Bone Queen →

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