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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

About coming of age.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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Start with Sandry's Book →

includes The Circle Opens, Circle of Magic (Tamora Pierce), The Circle Reforged

Princess AcademySeries

series3 books2005

Hopeful in tone, about coming of age.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
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Start with Princess Academy →

SwordcrossedNovel

Freya Marskestandalone novel2024

Romance.

The SpellshopSeries

series3 books2024

Fantasy and cozy fantasy, about found family, set in secondary world.

“Thankfully, as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to.”
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Start with The Spellshop →

Five Hundred KingdomsSeries

series8 books2004

Fairy tale retelling.

“Mercedes Lackey's Five Hundred Kingdoms series is set in a world where an all-powerful narrative force called the Tradition tries to push people into fairy-tale roles whether they want them or not.”
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Start with The Fairy Godmother →

Tales from VeraniaSeries

series10 books2015

Funny in tone.

“Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident.”
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Start with The Lightning-Struck Heart →

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