What are some book series like Harry Potter [quaint, pleasant, deep lore] but less childish and bigoted? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

74 comments fedilink hide all child comments

i love asoiaf but it's hard to start rereading atm of course

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] renownedballoonthief@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was quite a fan of the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix when I was younger. The imagery is vivid, the characters are complex/capable, and the setting is an acid trip of wide-ranging allegory and symbolism.

permalink
fedilink
source

this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023

57 points (73.6% liked)

Books

10247 readers

6 users here now

Book reader community.

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS

gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml

wraptile@lemmy.ml