Mood Readers vs TBR - hosted by robi_locksley

The first book in a series
That series you've been meaning to read. That one that you know you'll like but just haven't gotten around to yet. Maybe there's a special edition, or adaptation, or long-awaited followup, and you really want to get caught up.
Whatever the series is, break out the first book for this prompt 
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The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill

The Tea Dragon Society

The Tea Dragon Society #1

K. O'Neill

72 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone #1

Leigh Bardugo

358 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark medium-paced
Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

Gearbreakers

Gearbreakers #1

Zoe Hana Mikuta

12 hours, 4 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Vortex Visions by Elise Kova

Vortex Visions

Air Awakens: Vortex Chronicles #1

Elise Kova

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Legendborn

The Legendborn Cycle #1

Tracy Deonn

511 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell

Faceless Killers

Kurt Wallander (Chronological Order) #2

Henning Mankell

288 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious medium-paced
A Sign of Affection, Volume 1 by suu Morishita

A Sign of Affection, Volume 1

ゆびさきと恋々 / A Sign of Affection #1

suu Morishita

196 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary manga romance hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Will of the Many by James Islington

The Will of the Many

Hierarchy #1

James Islington

630 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

519 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Gogmagog by Steve Beard, Jeff Noon

Gogmagog

Gogmagog #1

Steve Beard, Jeff Noon

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced