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Hope Mirrleesstandalone novel1926

Eerie in tone, about art and artists, set in secondary world.

Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020

Literary & general, about amnesia and identity.

“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
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The Folk KeeperNovel

Franny Billingsleystandalone novel1999

About coming of age and identity, set in british isles.

“Orphan Corinna disguises herself as a boy to pose as a Folk Keeper, one who keeps the Evil Folk at bay, and discovers her heritage as a seal maiden when she is taken to live with a wealthy family in their manor by the sea.”
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Shadow CastleNovel

Marian Cockrellstandalone novel1945

Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about transported to another world and curses.

“In the middle of a deep forest is an enchanted valley and a castle where only shadows live, shadows of kings and queens who have waited for hundreds of years for the spell cast upon them to be broken.”
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WildwoodSeries

series2 books2006

About coming of age.

“Marillier builds the story from Romanian folklore and fairy-tale motifs, following Jena as she tries to protect her family and the world beyond the portal.”
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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

series4 books2021

About curses and forbidden love, set in secondary world.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
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