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ChrestomanciSeries
series12 books1977
completed
Whimsical in tone, set in parallel universe.
“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue
Start with Charmed Life →
Endymion SpringNovel
Matthew Skeltonstandalone novel2006
Mysterious in tone, about books and reading and coming of age.
Charlie Bone UniverseSeries
series14 books2002
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in contemporary and british isles.
Start with Midnight for Charlie Bone →
The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue
Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
Buried FireNovel
Jonathan Stroudstandalone novel1999
Set in our world.
Archie GreeneSeries
series3 books2014
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in contemporary and british isles.
Start with Archie Greene and the Magician's Secret →