This is where I'll share older books that I enjoyed reading.
The King's Quest trilogy was written by Craig Mills or Kenyon Morr, depending on which book you're reading. Each book takes place between various games in the King's Quest game franchise. Based on my knowledge of the games and having read the books, I also have an idea of when each book takes place.
The three books are titled as follows:
This trilogy is sadly out of print, with available copies of books being extremely expensive to buy even when used (See No Weevil is the worst when it comes to pricing). However, someone did share links to copies of the books they scanned themselves on Reddit. Normally I'd prefer buying orignial copies, but given that it's out of print and there are no legal ebook versions available, this is probably the closest you'll get to actually reading the books.
The Fairy Dust series was written by Gwyneth Rees. Each book centers around a young heroine and her meeting fairies. Each fairy is a different type except for the fifth book in the series, where all the fairies work together.
The six books are titled as follows:
Given that Fairy Rescue seems to be an entry that doesn't take the events of Fairy Rescue in mind, I've speculated that Fairy Rescue was originally meant to be the series finale but the author might've been contracted to write one more book in the series, hence why Fairy Secrets was written. However, this is purely speculation and not confirmed.
Most books in the series seem to be either out of print as of this writing, with used copies available to purchase online. However, there are also some reprinted versions of the books with new illustrated covers, and they're also available in audiobook format.
Time Stranger Kyoko focuses on a princess' quest to awaken her sister, who's been asleep for her entire life. If Kyoko, the titular heroine, succeeds, her sister will take over royal duties while Kyoko can continue living among commoners.
It's a wacky and short manga trilogy - originally it was meant to be longer, but the lack of popularity among readers when intiially serialized in the magazine Ribon, plus the mangaka's own mental health issues, led to the manga's third volume cutting down the story incredibly fast. Despite the flaws that the rushed last volume brings, I still really enjoyed this trilogy - even more than the mangaka's fuller works like Full Moon Wo Sagashite.
Unlike the other books listed above, Time Stranger Kyoko is surprisingly not out of print, and I was recently (as of Jan. 25th 2025) able to buy copies of the books for myself on Amazon for fairly cheap. They also have ebook versions available for those who prefer reading ebooks, so get them while you can!