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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
Fairy Tale storiesSeries
series2 books1996
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, about curses, set in secondary world.
Start with Firebird →
DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about identity and grief and loss.
Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries
series4 books2021
Romantasy, about forbidden love.
“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 →
Saga of the UnfatedSeries
series2 books2024
Romantasy, about prophecy and gods.
“Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Fate Inked in Blood →
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series
series5 books1997
About coming of age.
“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ella Enchanted →