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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
The Ordinary PrincessNovel
M. M. Kayestandalone novel1980
Lighthearted in tone.
The Last UnicornSeries
series8 books1968
Bittersweet in tone, about quests.
“The Last Unicorn is Peter S. Beagle's 1968 fantasy novel about a unicorn who, believing herself the last of her kind, sets out to learn what became of the others.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Last Unicorn →
The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
Mythic fantasy, about fae and forbidden love, set in fairyland.
The Charwoman's ShadowNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1926
About wizards.