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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

What Dreams May ComeNovel

Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1978

Hopeful in tone, about grief and loss and faith and religion, set in afterlife & underworld.

“A man who dies and finds himself in the afterlife is concerned about the state of mind of his widow, who doesn't believe in life after death.”
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IncarnateSeries

series4 books2012

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about reincarnation, set in secondary world.

“For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes.”
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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 →

Age of the FiveSeries

series3 books2005

Epic fantasy, about gods and faith and religion.

“In a land on the brink of peace—watched jealously by a ruthless cult from across the sea and beset by hidden enemies—five extraordinary humans must serve as sword and shield of the Gods.Auraya is one.”
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Start with Priestess of the White →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

series6 books2015

Romantasy, 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.”
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