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The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries
series38 books2007
Dark fantasy.
“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue
Start with Skulduggery Pleasant →
Heir ChroniclesSeries
series5 books2006
Fantasy, about wizards, set in north america.
“Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles begins with The Warrior Heir, in which sixteen-year-old Jack learns he has hidden magical, warrior ancestry and is drawn into training to fight enemy wizards he didn't know existed.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Warrior Heir →
Supernatural InvestigationsSeries
series4 books2021
Fantasy.
“Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools.”
from the catalogue
Start with Amari and the Night Brothers →
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries
series15 books2007
Fantasy, about immortality and wizards.
“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Alchemyst →
WorldweaversSeries
series4 books2007
Fantasy.
“What's more, her greatest strength may be the powerlessness she has resisted for so long.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gift of the Unmage →
Modern Tale of FaerieSeries
series4 books2002
Fantasy, about fae.
Start with Tithe →