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universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

The EmpyreanSeries

series4 books2023

Romantasy and epic fantasy.

“Rebecca Yarros's The Empyrean opens with Fourth Wing, following Violet Sorrengail as she's pushed into a brutal dragon-rider war college despite having trained for a different, less physically demanding path.”
from the catalogue

Start with Fourth Wing →

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

Simon SnowSeries

series3 books2015

Set in contemporary.

“Rainbow Rowell's Carry On follows Simon Snow through his final year at a magical school, where he is the 'Chosen One' expected to defeat a destructive force called the Humdrum threatening the World of Mages.”
from the catalogue

Start with Carry On →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

Tairen SoulSeries

series6 books2007

Romantasy and epic fantasy, about forbidden love.

Start with Lord of the Fading Lands →

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