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universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

World of the Five GodsSeries

series23 books2001

Set in secondary world.

Start with The Hallowed Hunt →

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 History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

series12 books1973

Eerie in tone, set in north america and contemporary.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

ShadowmancerSeries

series2 books2002

Set in british isles.

“In G. P. Taylor's Shadowmancer, an evil clergyman, Reverend Obadiah Demurral, seeks two powerful amulets called the Keruvim that would let him command the elements and remake the world in his image.”
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Start with Shadowmancer →

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