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NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
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
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
RedwallUniverse
universe32 books1986
Set in secondary world.
“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue
Start with Redwall →
includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Picturebooks, Redwall Audio Version
Underland ChroniclesSeries
series5 books2003
Epic fantasy, about coming of age and war, set in underground & caves.
“The Underland is inhabited by humans who traveled below hundreds of years ago, along with various giant versions of creatures like bats, cockroaches, and rats.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gregor the Overlander →
The SpindlersNovel
Lauren Oliverstandalone novel2012
Eerie in tone, set in otherworld and 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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Knight's WyrdNovel
Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonaldstandalone novel1992
Sword and sorcery, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
“Will Odosson sets out on a series of dangerous adventures after a wizard predicts that he will meet death before a year has passed.”
from the catalogue