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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.”
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 Secret KeepersNovel
Trenton Lee Stewartstandalone novel2016
About quests and found family, set in big city.
“As one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero.”
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Hollow Earth / Matt and Emily CalderSeries
series3 books2012
Fantasy and adventure, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with Hollow Earth →
Jonk & BillSeries
series2 books1968
completed
About quests, set in british isles.
“In 1981, the book was adapted into a five part series on BBC Radio 4, read by Martin Jarvis OBE and broadcast on 28 December 1981.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Giant Under the Snow →
The Copernicus LegacySeries
series6 books2014
About quests.
“While a work of fiction, it does incorporate some facts about Copernicus's history.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Forbidden Stone →
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Portal fantasy, about coming of age.
“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →