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  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Epic fantasy, about wizards.

    “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.”

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    Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

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    George MacDonald · standalone novel · 1895

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    series · 3 books · 2005

    Epic fantasy, about colonialism and coming of age.

    “Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia.”

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    Start with Shaman's Crossing →

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    Patricia A. McKillip · standalone novel · 1974

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    Susanna Clarke · standalone novel · 2020

    Mysterious in tone, about amnesia, set in otherworld.

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    Patricia A. McKillip · standalone novel · 2004

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