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series5 books1984

Epic fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary and secondary world.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue

series4 books2011

Emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue

Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Traitor Spy Trilogy, The Black Magician Trilogy

Pigs Might FlyNovel

Emily Roddastandalone novel1986

Set in secondary world.

Dominion of the FallenSeries

series16 books2015

Dark fantasy, dark in tone, set in early 20th century and europe.

“The House of Shattered Wings opens Aliette de Bodard's Dominion of the Fallen in a Paris devastated by a magical war between rival Houses of fallen angels, its streets and ruins still haunted by the fighting.”
from the catalogue

Start with The House of Shattered Wings →

Songs of Earth and PowerSeries

series2 books1984

completed

About fae, set in contemporary.

“The sequel, The Serpent Mage, continues Michael's story in that world.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Infinity Concerto →

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