Hiya, not sure if you've already come across her, but Tamora Pierce? Her Tortall universe spans 3 quartets, each with a different female protagonist (the first one is more sword, the second is more sorcery). She also has the Emelan universe, which has a different magic set-up, and multiple quartets there, too - that universe has an even stronger found family vibe. She's got some queer characters, but they're not so explicit. Fair dinkum, some people don't like the fact that a lot of her relationships have quite large age gaps; she sees it as being part of the medievalish era that her writing is set in.
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Her Tortall universe spans 3 quartets, each with a different female protagonist (the first one is more sword, the second is more sorcery). She also has the Emelan universe, which has a different magic set-up, and multiple quartets there, too - that universe has an even stronger found family vibe. She's got some queer characters, but they're not so explicit. Fair dinkum, some people don't like the fact that a lot of her relationships have quite large age gaps; she sees it as being part of the medievalish era that her writing is set in.
Hopefully she's new to you and you enjoy!