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  • Cover of The Princess Bride
    The Princess BrideNovel

    William Goldman · standalone novel · 1973

    Romance and adventure, set in secondary world.

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  • Cover of Folktales
    FolktalesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1978

    Fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

    “Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”

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  • Cover of The Ship of Ishtar
    The Ship of IshtarNovel

    A. Merritt · standalone novel · 1926

    Portal fantasy and mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world.

    “When he finally manages to crack open the rock, a mist escapes.”

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  • Cover of The King of Elfland's Daughter
    The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel

    Lord Dunsany · standalone novel · 1924

    Mythic fantasy, about fae, set in fairyland and secondary world.

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  • Cover of A Court of Thorns and Roses
    A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

    series · 6 books · 2015

    Romantasy, emotional in tone, about fae, set in secondary world.

    “There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”

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    Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

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  • Cover of Karou
    KarouSeries

    series · 4 books · 2011

    Emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

    “From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”

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    Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

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