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The AncestorSeries
series4 books2017
Fantasy and dark fantasy, dark in tone, about magic schools and coming of age, set in secondary world.
“The three novels tell the story of Nona Grey, a peasant girl with mystical abilities.”
from the catalogue
Start with Red Sister →
The ScholomanceSeries
series3 books2020
Tense in tone, about survival and wizards.
Start with A Deadly Education →
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
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
RithmatistSeries
series1 book2013
Mysterious in tone.
Start with The Rithmatist →