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Tender MorselsNovel
Margo Lanaganstandalone novel2008
Dark fantasy and fairy tale retelling.
The Undertaken TrilogySeries
series3 books2011
Fantasy, dark in tone, about family secrets and undead, set in secondary world.
Start with Death Watch →
Strange GraceNovel
Tessa Grattonstandalone novel2018
Dark fantasy, about deal with the devil and witches, set in small town.
“Long ago, a village made a bargain with the devil: to ensure their prosperity, when the Slaughter Moon rises, the village must sacrifice a young man to the depths of the Devil's Forest.”
from the catalogue
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries
series11 books1995
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
Start with Sabriel →
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
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 →