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universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

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.”
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Start with Carry On →

The EmpyreanSeries

series4 books2023

Romantasy and epic fantasy, about dragons, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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Start with Fourth Wing →

Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

About coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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Start with Sandry's Book →

includes The Circle Reforged, Circle of Magic (Tamora Pierce), The Circle Opens

Crave (Tracy Wolff)Series

series7 books2020

Paranormal romance, tense in tone, about vampires.

“Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it.”
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Start with Crave →

Soldier SonSeries

series3 books2005

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about colonialism, set in secondary world.

“Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia.”
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Start with Shaman's Crossing →

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