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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy, sad in tone, about grief and loss.
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series
series5 books1997
About coming of age.
“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ella Enchanted →
Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries
series4 books2021
Romantasy, about forbidden love.
“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue
Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →
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 →
Fairy Tale storiesSeries
series2 books1996
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, about curses, set in secondary world.
Start with Firebird →