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series3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
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series6 books2015

Romantasy, about fae, set in secondary world.

“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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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

The Chronicles of TornorSeries

series3 books1979

About coming of age, set in secondary world.

Start with Watchtower →

KarouSeries

series4 books2011

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 →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

series13 books2001

About political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue

Start with Kushiel's Dart →

The World of RiversideSeries

series72 books1982

About political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“The wider World of Riverside has since expanded into shared-world short fiction and anthologies, such as Swords of Riverside, contributed to by numerous other writers.”
from the catalogue

Start with Swordspoint →

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