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The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Set in contemporary.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue
Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
The Bright SwordNovel
Lev Grossmanstandalone novel2024
About quests and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
Down the Long WindSeries
series3 books1980
About quests.
“Kingdom of Summer and In Winter's Shadow carry the story through the reign's high point and into the betrayals that end it.”
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Start with Hawk of May →
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
About transported to another world, set in otherworld and contemporary.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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Sword of the Rightful KingNovel
Jane Yolenstandalone novel2003
Tense in tone, about political intrigue.
Rowan HoodSeries
series5 books2001
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles and medieval.
Start with Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest →