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Gilded DuologySeries
series2 books2021
Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, about curses, set in secondary world.
“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.”
from the catalogue
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Crimson BoundNovel
Rosamund Hodgestandalone novel2015
Dark fantasy, emotional in tone, about fae.
GormenghastSeries
series6 books1946
completed
Gothic.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titus Groan →
Stonewater KingdomSeries
series2 books2025
Dark fantasy and romance, about witches.
Start with The Knight and the Moth →
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries
series11 books1995
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
Start with Sabriel →
BeastkeeperSeries
series2 books2015
About shapeshifters and family secrets.
Start with Beastkeeper →