I don’t know how to explain it, but Harry Potter — and many other middle-grade fantasy series — have lots of subplots and prioritize worldbuilding and character exploration. Harry Potter isn’t so centric to the main plot that it’s the only focus (probably because in a lot of the books, Harry doesn’t know what’s going on for a decent portion of it haha). Are there any YA or A fantasy books/series that are like that? The only ones I know of are middle-grade.
by Island_Crystal
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What is “middle-grade”?
I looked it up. If I’m going by strict definitions you should read the Lord of The Rings series next. Could be the wrong answer or the right one.
sanderson’s works?
Patrick Rothfuss, the King Killer Chronicles
R. A. Salvatore books
Swords & Fire series by Melissa Caruso, Rooks & Ruin series by Melissa Caruso, The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik, The Founders trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett, The Inheritance Trilogy by NK Jamisin, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, The Dark Star trilogy by Marlon James, The Tensorate series by Neon Yang, The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, The Stolen Heir series by Holly Black, From Blood & Ash series by Jennifer L. Armentrout, both of Olivia Atwater’s series, The Daevabad trilogy by SA Chackraborty, & A Court of Thorns & Roses by Sarah J. Maas. And second the vote for Patrick Rothfuss.