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What's in a Name?Series
series1 book2022
Fantasy and horror, dark in tone, set in secondary world.
Start with Once Upon a Name →
Tender MorselsNovel
Margo Lanaganstandalone novel2008
Dark fantasy and fairy tale retelling, about grief and loss and family secrets.
The ScholomanceSeries
series3 books2020
Tense in tone, about survival and wizards.
Start with A Deadly Education →
DragonflyNovel
Frederic S. Durbinstandalone novel1999
Dark fantasy, eerie in tone.
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
The AncestorSeries
series4 books2017
Epic fantasy and dark fantasy, about coming of age.
“The three novels tell the story of Nona Grey, a peasant girl with mystical abilities.”
from the catalogue
Start with Red Sister →