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universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue

Start with Northern Lights →

includes The Book of Dust, His Dark Materials

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Set in secondary world.

Start with Sabriel →

The Keys to the KingdomSeries

series7 books2003

Adventurous in tone, about quests, set in otherworld.

Start with Mister Monday →

RithmatistSeries

series1 book2013

About magic schools and coming of age, set in secondary world.

Start with The Rithmatist →

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

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