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series7 books1986

About dragons and demons.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dragonsbane →

Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales RetoldSeries

series4 books2015

Fairy tale retelling.

“The two books share no characters or setting, only Novik's method of building a novel around one inherited folk tale.”
from the catalogue

Start with Excerpt from Uprooted →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue

Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld Plays, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Screenplays

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

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 His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

The Crimson MothSeries

series2 books2024

Tense in tone, about enemies to lovers and rebellion and revolution.

“On the night Rune’s life changed forever, blood ran in the streets.”
from the catalogue

Start with Heartless Hunter →

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