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GormenghastSeries

series6 books1946

completed

Gothic, dark in tone.

“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue

Start with Titus Groan →

The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

series8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Name of the Wind →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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

The Forgotten Beasts of EldNovel

Patricia A. McKillipstandalone novel1974

About wizards.

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue

Start with Northern Lights →

includes The Book of Dust, His Dark Materials

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

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