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Mal wants to read: Best series to start with if I haven't read fantasy since Harry Potter? I'm an adult now, so my tastes have changed a bit. But I'm unsure what series to start with that will have the same appealing characters and whimsy. ...more
Oct 14, 2020 08:59AM  · 
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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wizard of Earthsea
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Oct 14, 2020 09:46AM  · 2 likes · 
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Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
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they said: " Urban Fantasy set in Chicago "
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Oct 14, 2020 09:40AM  · 1 like · 
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The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:09AM  · 1 like · 
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The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:10AM  · 1 like · 
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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:12AM  · 1 like · 
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Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
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they said: " Another Urban Fantasy with a dash of police procedural, a good dash of humour and a bit of whimsy, along with a chunk of grit. "
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Oct 14, 2020 09:42AM  · 
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Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)
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they said: " Not quite as much whimsy as the Ghibli adaptation "
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Oct 14, 2020 09:43AM  · 
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Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Stardust
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they said: " or Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch with the legendary Terry Pratchett, although the Discworld series works best when you know the tropes being lovingly skewered. ...more "
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Oct 14, 2020 09:45AM  · 
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The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan
The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:10AM  · 
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The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:10AM  · 
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Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:11AM  · 
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Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:11AM  · 
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Schooled in Magic by Christopher G. Nuttall
Schooled in Magic (Schooled in Magic, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:12AM  · 
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The Witch of Turlingham Academy by Ellie Boswell
The Witch of Turlingham Academy
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Oct 14, 2020 10:12AM  · 
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Fly Trap by Frances Hardinge
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Oct 14, 2020 10:12AM  · 
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Alfred Kropp, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:13AM  · 
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Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Runemarks (Runemarks, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:13AM  · 
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The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:13AM  · 
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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:14AM  · 
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Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull
Sky Raiders (Five Kingdoms, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:14AM  · 
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Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Throckmorton #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:14AM  · 
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Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:14AM  · 
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The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:14AM  · 
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Pennyroyal Academy by M.A. Larson
Pennyroyal Academy (Pennyroyal Academy, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:15AM  · 
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Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:15AM  · 
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Redwall by Brian Jacques
Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:15AM  · 
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Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:16AM  · 
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The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell
The Crooked Sixpence (The Uncommoners, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:16AM  · 
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Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:16AM  · 
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Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams
Down the Rabbit Hole (Echo Falls, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:17AM  · 
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The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:17AM  · 
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Shadowmancer by G.P. Taylor
Shadowmancer (Shadowmancer, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:18AM  · 
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Eon by Alison Goodman
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
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Oct 14, 2020 10:18AM  · 
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Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult