A friend wrote me and said:
“Do you have any gift ideas for a thirteen year old girl who’s into reading?
Specifically, I know she likes stories with a strong female protagonist,
and I believe along the fantasy/swordplay genre. Are there any books
along those lines come to mind…age-appropriate in terms of subject
matter, but obscure enough she might not have read them?”
Well, friend, you came to the right place!. I limited myself to 10 not-too-obscure series but could have gone on. Made me want to go and reread all my favorite young adult fantasy books, which are some of my favorite books ever. The list included, in no particular order,
The Abhorsen trilogy, by Garth Nix
The Song of the Lioness series, by Tamora Pierce
His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
A Wrinkle in Time quartet, by Madeleine L’Engle
The Dark is Rising series, by Susan Cooper
The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Earthsea quartet, by Ursula Le Guin
Harper Hall Trilogy, by Anne McCaffrey
Ender’s Game (and sequels), by Orson Scott Card
The Black Magic trilogy, by Trudy Canavan
What’d I miss
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