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  • Cover of Kushiel's Legacy Universe
    Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

    series · 13 books · 2001

    Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

    “Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”

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    Start with Kushiel's Dart →

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  • Cover of Celestial Kingdom
    Celestial KingdomSeries

    series · 4 books · 2022

    Mythic fantasy, about gods.

    “Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”

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    Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

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  • Cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses
    A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

    series · 6 books · 2015

    About fae.

    “There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”

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    Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

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  • Cover of The Bridge Kingdom
    The Bridge KingdomSeries

    series · 7 books · 2018

    Tense in tone, about war.

    “The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy.”

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    Start with The Bridge Kingdom →

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  • Cover of The World of Hetar
    The World of HetarSeries

    series · 6 books · 2005

    completed

    Epic fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

    “Sold into a Pleasure House by her father, she commits herself to a lifetime of servitude.”

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    Start with Lara →

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  • Cover of Twelve Houses
    Twelve HousesSeries

    series · 8 books · 2005

    Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

    “In the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to a dangerous level, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated.”

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    Start with Mystic and Rider →

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