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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

GormenghastSeries

series6 books1946

completed

Gothic, dark in tone.

“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue

Start with Titus Groan →

Lud-in-the-MistNovel

Hope Mirrleesstandalone novel1926

About fae and art and artists.

SekenreSeries

series15 books1994

Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about wizards.

Start with On the Last Night of the Festival of the Dead →

Tender MorselsNovel

Margo Lanaganstandalone novel2008

Dark fantasy and fairy tale retelling, dark in tone, about family secrets.

Prospero and Roger BaconSeries

series2 books1969

completed

Dark in tone, about wizards and quests.

“The Face in the Frost, John Bellairs's only adult fantasy novel, follows two aging wizards, Prospero and Roger Bacon, as they track down a rising magical evil that has started to unravel the world around them.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Face in the Frost →

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