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NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Fantasy and 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
Fairy TaleNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2022
Dark fantasy, dark in tone.
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
100 CupboardsSeries
series4 books2007
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.
Start with The Door Before →
Ophelia and the Marvellous BoyNovel
Karen Foxleestandalone novel2014
Fairy tale retelling, about friendship.
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
About chosen one, set in otherworld and big city.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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