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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fairy tale retelling.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Star DaughterNovel
Shveta Thakrarstandalone novel2020
Mythic fantasy, about gods.
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Adventurous in tone.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries
series6 books2008
About political intrigue.
“Kristin Cashore continued the world with the prequel-adjacent Fire, set in a neighboring land, and the sequel Bitterblue, then extended it further north with Winterkeep and Seasparrow.”
from the catalogue
Start with Graceling →
Annals of the Western ShoreSeries
series3 books2004
completed
Reflective in tone.
“Each book has different main characters and settings, but the books are linked by some recurring characters and locations.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gifts →