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The Alvin Maker SagaSeries
series15 books1986
Fantasy.
“In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world.”
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Start with Seventh Son →
JunieNovel
Erin Crosby Eckstinestandalone novel2025
Dark in tone, about slavery.
The Root CellarNovel
Janet Lunnstandalone novel1981
Time travel and fantasy, adventurous in tone.
47Novel
Walter Mosleystandalone novel2005
Dark and hopeful in tone, about slavery.
“Number 47, a fourteen-year-old slave boy growing up under the watchful eye of a brutal master in 1832, meets the mysterious Tall John, who introduces him to a magical science and also teaches him the meaning of freedom.”
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Gemma DoyleSeries
series4 books2003
Fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles.
Start with A Great and Terrible Beauty →
The Lie TreeNovel
Frances Hardingestandalone novel2015
Fantasy, mysterious in tone, about family secrets, set in british isles.