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StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Fairy tale retelling, whimsical in tone, about coming of age.
“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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.”
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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
Faerie WarsSeries
series5 books2003
completed
Portal fantasy.
“As of 2011, there are five books in the ongoing series.”
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Start with Faerie Wars →
Mopsa the FairyNovel
Jean Ingelowstandalone novel1869
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about coming of age.
“The journey is via a river – clearly symbolic of the River of life – and en route Jack has many adventures.”
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PoisonNovel
Chris Woodingstandalone novel2003
Portal fantasy and fairy tale retelling, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
FairylandSeries
series7 books2009
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about coming of age.
“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →