More like Roar, Volume 7

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DerkholmSeries
series2 books1998
completed
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.
“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →
Howl's CastleSeries
series3 books1986
completed
Adventurous in tone.
Start with Howl's Moving Castle →
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
Nevermoor / Morrigan CrowSeries
series4 books2017
Adventurous in tone, about curses and coming of age.
“From copyright page: A cursed child destined to die on her eleventh birthday is rescued and whisked away to a secret realm called Nevermoor and given the chance to compete for a place in a prestigious society called the Wundrous Society.”
from the catalogue
Start with Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow →
World of Septimus HeapSeries
series12 books2005
Adventurous in tone, about wizards.
Start with Magyk →
Od MagicNovel
Patricia A. McKillipstandalone novel2005
Reflective in tone, about wizards.