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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.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

FolktalesSeries

series3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
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Start with Beauty →

Celestial KingdomSeries

series4 books2022

Mythic fantasy and fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
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Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

Star DaughterNovel

Shveta Thakrarstandalone novel2020

About coming of age.

The Red Winter TrilogySeries

series3 books2016

“In a few short months, her life as a mortal will end and her new existence as the human host of a goddess will begin.”
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Start with Red Winter →

The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel

Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924

Whimsical in tone, about fae, set in fairyland.

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