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Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries
series6 books2008
Fantasy, about coming of age and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“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 →
FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fairy tale retelling.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries
series6 books2015
Romantasy, about fae.
“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →
Star DaughterNovel
Shveta Thakrarstandalone novel2020
Mythic fantasy, about gods.
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Epic fantasy and historical fantasy, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution.
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Komashi, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Lumar, Canticle, Elantris, First of the Sun