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universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“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.”
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Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Numair Chronicles

The Kiesha'raSeries

series5 books2003

Start with Hawksong →

Twelve HousesSeries

series8 books2005

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“In the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to a dangerous level, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated.”
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Start with Mystic and Rider →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

series6 books2015

Romantasy, about fae.

“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 →

Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries

series6 books2008

About coming of age.

“Kristin Cashore continued the world with the prequel-adjacent Fire, set in a neighboring land, and the sequel Bitterblue, then extended it further north with Winterkeep and Seasparrow.”
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Start with Graceling →

Chronicles of the CheysuliSeries

series10 books1984

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about shapeshifters, set in secondary world.

“Jennifer Roberson's Chronicles of the Cheysuli opens a generation later with Alix, daughter of that forbidden union, as she comes to terms with the shapechanging magic in her own blood and an ancient prophecy she can't escape.”
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Start with Shapechangers →

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