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The Great CitiesSeries
series3 books2016
Set in north america.
“N. K. Jemisin's Great Cities duology imagines that great cities can awaken as living, sentient avatars defending themselves against extradimensional threats.”
from the catalogue
Start with The City We Became →
WorldweaversSeries
series4 books2007
“What's more, her greatest strength may be the powerlessness she has resisted for so long.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gift of the Unmage →
Young WizardsSeries
series24 books1983
About wizards and coming of age.
“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue
Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →
War for the OaksSeries
series2 books1987
About music, set in north america.
Start with War for the Oaks →
The Demon NotebookSeries
series3 books2012
About witches.
Start with The Demon Notebook →
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about coming of age.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
from the catalogue