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universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes The Immortals, Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Chronicles of the CheysuliSeries

series10 books1984

Epic fantasy.

“Jennifer Roberson's Chronicles of the Cheysuli opens a generation later with Alix, daughter of that forbidden union, as she comes to terms with the shapechanging magic in her own blood and an ancient prophecy she can't escape.”
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Start with Shapechangers →

The Wizard KnightSeries

series2 books2004

completed

Epic fantasy, about transported to another world and coming of age.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
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Start with The Knight →

The Firekeeper SagaSeries

series11 books2001

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Jane M. Lindskold is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels.”
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Start with Through Wolf's Eyes →

Crimson SailsSeries

series3 books2023

About pirates and vampires, set in at sea and otherworld.

“Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger.”
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Start with Hunt on Dark Waters →

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