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The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series
series2 books2024
Mysterious in tone, about family secrets.
“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Silverblood Promise →
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
Shadow of the LeviathanSeries
series3 books2024
Mysterious in tone.
“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Tainted Cup →
MaradaineUniverse
universe19 books2015
Fantasy, set in secondary world and big city.
“The tramlines of Maradaine run through everything — past the University spires, down the gaslit alleys of Dentonhill, across the cold marble of Parliament.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Holver Alley Crew →
includes Maradaine Constabulary, Maradaine Elite, The Streets of Maradaine, Maradaine Saga
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
Garrett, P. I.Series
series15 books1987
Funny in tone.
“The novels are written in a hard-boiled detective fiction style, with elements of traditional mystery and dialogue-based humor.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sweet Silver Blues →