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series7 books1985

About dragons.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
from the catalogue

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

Five Hundred KingdomsSeries

series8 books2004

Fairy tale retelling.

“Mercedes Lackey's Five Hundred Kingdoms series is set in a world where an all-powerful narrative force called the Tradition tries to push people into fairy-tale roles whether they want them or not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fairy Godmother →

Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

series9 books2002

Fairy tale retelling.

Start with The Frog Princess →

Princess AcademySeries

series3 books2005

Hopeful in tone.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue

Start with Princess Academy →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone.

“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 Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Protector of the Small, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles

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