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universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue

Start with Northern Lights →

includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

BelladonnaSeries

series4 books2022

Set in secondary world.

“Set in a haunted, death-adjacent version of the era, it follows an orphaned heiress entangled with Death itself as she investigates the murders and mysteries surrounding her inherited estate.”
from the catalogue

Start with Belladonna →

SerpentineSeries

series2 books2015

Fantasy.

Start with Serpentine →

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 →

Moonlit LandsSeries

series2 books2011

Set in secondary world.

“Trained in the magical art of shadow-weaving, sixteen-year-old Suzume, who is able to re-create herself in any form, is destined to use her skills to steal the heart of a prince in a revenge pot.”
from the catalogue

Start with Shadows on the Moon →

WildwoodSeries

series2 books2006

Fantasy, about coming of age.

“Marillier builds the story from Romanian folklore and fairy-tale motifs, following Jena as she tries to protect her family and the world beyond the portal.”
from the catalogue

Start with Wildwood Dancing →

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