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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

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
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Start with Peter Pan →

includes Peter Pan, Neverland, Disney's Peter Pan & Wendy, Disney Fairies, Fairy Haven, The Untold Stories of Neverland, Hook's Revenge, Neverland (Heather Killough-Walden)

NarniaUniverse

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.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Five Children UniverseSeries

series27 books1902

completed

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
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Start with Five Children and It →

ChrestomanciSeries

series12 books1977

completed

Set in contemporary and parallel universe.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
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Start with Charmed Life →

StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about quests and fae, set in fairyland.

“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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