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GormenghastSeries

series6 books1946

completed

Gothic, set in secondary world.

“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue

Start with Titus Groan →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

BirthgraveSeries

series3 books1975

completed

About revenge, set in secondary world.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Birthgrave →

DeerskinNovel

Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993

Fairy tale retelling, emotional in tone, about grief and loss, set in secondary world.

TiganaNovel

Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990

Epic fantasy and historical fantasy, about rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.

Skinjacker TrilogySeries

series4 books2006

Set in otherworld and afterlife & underworld.

“From copyright page: When Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash, they end up in Everlost, or limbo for lost souls, where although Nick is satisfied, Allie will stop at nothing - even skinjacking - to break free.”
from the catalogue

Start with Everlost →

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