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AbaratSeries
series3 books2002
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and transported to another world, set in islands and secondary world.
“The Books of Abarat are a series of young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by English writer and visual artist Clive Barker.”
from the catalogue
Start with Abarat →
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The Other NormalsNovel
Ned Vizzinistandalone novel2012
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and coming of age, set in secondary world.
The Princess and the GoblinSeries
series2 books1871
completed
About quests.
“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Princess and the Goblin →
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles