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Originally Posted by Tarana
The Book of Isle: The Complete Series By Nancy Springer $2.99 Amazon, Kobo and B&N
Fantasy, I think YA. Author of Enola Holmes series. Omnibus of 5 books.
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Definitely fantasy. Not
quite YA, but not quite "adult" either. Kinda a "soft" fantasy.
The story world of
The Book of Isle is heavily influenced by Celtic and Arthurian mythos. If reading them for the first time, I'd recommend reading books 2 through 5
before book 1.
Books 2 through 5 tell an over-arcing story that spans three generations of the same family (book 4 tells a parallel story that introduces a character who plays a large part in book 5). Book 1 is very much a prequel in the "long, long ago gods and mortals lived side by side.... " sense, as it tells how the world of books 2 through 5 came to be.
The language she uses in the books may take a bit to get used to but it was fitting for the setting, IMHO.