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WereworldSeries
series6 books2011
Adventurous in tone.
“Imagine a world ruled by Werelords; men and women who can turn into animals like bears, lions and serpents.”
from the catalogue
Start with Rise of the Wolf →
GormenghastSeries
series6 books1946
completed
Gothic.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titus Groan →
Stonewater KingdomSeries
series2 books2025
Romance, about witches and forbidden love.
Start with The Knight and the Moth →
Prospero and Roger BaconSeries
series2 books1969
completed
About wizards and quests.
“The Face in the Frost, John Bellairs's only adult fantasy novel, follows two aging wizards, Prospero and Roger Bacon, as they track down a rising magical evil that has started to unravel the world around them.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Face in the Frost →
SekenreSeries
series15 books1994
About wizards.
Start with On the Last Night of the Festival of the Dead →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History