Series
Lyra
Patricia C. Wrede · 5 novels · 1982–1994
Patricia C. Wrede's Lyra novels are a set of fantasy books beginning with Shadow Magic (1982) and continuing through Daughter of Witches, The Harp of Imach Thyssel, Caught in Crystal, and The Raven Ring, later collected together as The Lyra Novels.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(2 editions)
Map
Lyra at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1980s4
- 1990s1
Shape
Mood
Bright and intense: 80% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
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this series · the catalog · one dot = one book5 of 5 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Caught in Crystaldarkest
- Shadow Magicbrightest · most intense
- The Raven Ringcalmest