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  • Cover of Young Wizards
    Young WizardsSeries

    series · 24 books · 1983

    About wizards.

    “Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”

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    Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

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    House of NightSeries

    series · 20 books · 2007

    Paranormal, about vampires, set in north america.

    “Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”

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    Start with Marked →

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    Heir ChroniclesSeries

    series · 5 books · 2006

    Urban 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.”

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    Start with The Warrior Heir →

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    Five Children UniverseSeries

    series · 27 books · 1902

    completed

    Set in early 20th century and british isles.

    “Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”

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    Start with Five Children and It →

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    AlderleySeries

    series · 4 books · 1960

    Mythic fantasy, about quests, set in british isles.

    “The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”

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    Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

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  • Cover of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
    The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

    series · 15 books · 2007

    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.”

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    Start with The Alchemyst →

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