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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries
series4 books2021
Romantasy, about curses.
“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 →
CaravalSeries
series4 books2017
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.”
from the catalogue
Start with Caraval →
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Adventure and humor, about quests.
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.”
from the catalogue
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
RithmatistSeries
series1 book2013
Adventurous in tone, about magic schools and coming of age.
Start with The Rithmatist →
BeastkeeperSeries
series2 books2015
Fairy tale retelling, eerie in tone, about curses and shapeshifters.
Start with Beastkeeper →