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This Woven KingdomSeries
series4 books2022
Romantasy.
“Tahereh Mafi's This Woven Kingdom follows Alizeh, a servant girl who is secretly the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the human crown prince drawn to her despite prophecies foretelling his own king's downfall.”
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TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Historical fantasy, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution and identity.
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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Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries
series6 books2008
Fantasy, about coming of age and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“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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The CursebreakerSeries
series3 books2019
Romantasy, about curses.
“Sequels include A Heart So Fierce and Broken and A Vow So Bold and Deadly.”
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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings