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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.”
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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
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
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure, set in secondary world.
Power of ThreeNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1976
About coming of age, set in secondary world.
“The curse on Orban spreads bad luck to the rest of the Otmounders, the Giants, and the Dorig until three Otmounder children are born with Gifts.”
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The Magic CityNovel
E. Nesbitstandalone novel1910
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about transported to another world and loneliness.
The SpindlersNovel
Lauren Oliverstandalone novel2012
Portal fantasy, about quests, set in underground & caves.
“Accompanied by an eccentric, human-sized rat, Liza embarks on a perilous quest through an underground realm to save her brother, Patrick, whose soul has been stolen by the evilest of creatures--the spider-like spindlers.”
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