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The Sharing KnifeSeries
series5 books2006
Fantasy and romance, emotional in tone, about found family, set in secondary world.
Start with Beguilement →
A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries
series6 books2015
About fae.
“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →
Cerulean ChroniclesSeries
series2 books2020
Cozy fantasy, hopeful in tone.
“Somewhere Beyond the Sea shifts to a new protagonist connected to the same island and its found family.”
from the catalogue
Start with The House in the Cerulean Sea →
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
Circle of MagicUniverse
universe11 books1997
About coming of age and magic schools.
“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sandry's Book →
includes Circle of Magic (Tamora Pierce), The Circle Opens, The Circle Reforged