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universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue

Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Screenplays, Discworld Plays, Discworld Reference

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Whimsical and adventurous in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Start with Sabriel →

Witch WorldUniverse

universe106 books1963

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Step through the Siege Perilous — the standing stone that answers only the hunted, those with nowhere left to run — and the fugitive is delivered not into death but into another world entirely.”
from the catalogue

Start with Witch World →

includes Estcarp, Witch World Chronicles, Witch World Secrets, Witch World Stories, High Hallack, Witch World: The Turning

Five Hundred KingdomsSeries

series8 books2004

Fairy tale retelling.

“Mercedes Lackey's Five Hundred Kingdoms series is set in a world where an all-powerful narrative force called the Tradition tries to push people into fairy-tale roles whether they want them or not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fairy Godmother →

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