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Gilded DuologySeries
series2 books2021
“Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.”
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TinderNovel
Sally Gardnerstandalone novel2013
Dark fantasy.
“Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death he walks a dangerous path.”
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DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy, emotional in tone, about identity and grief and loss.
GormenghastSeries
series6 books1946
completed
Gothic.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
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Crimson BoundNovel
Rosamund Hodgestandalone novel2015
Dark fantasy, emotional in tone, about fae.
Hart's HopeNovel
Orson Scott Cardstandalone novel1983
About revenge.