More like Elsewhere, Vol. II

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StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age.
“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.”
from the catalogue
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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The Lord of the Rings, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
About forbidden love, set in secondary world.
ElsewhereSeries
series3 books1981
Fantasy and mythic fantasy, whimsical in tone, about fae, set in otherworld and fairyland.
Start with Elsewhere →
PhantastesSeries
series4 books1858
Reflective in tone, about quests and identity.
Start with Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women →
The Fairy ChroniclesSeries
series65 books2004
Lighthearted in tone, about quests and friendship, set in secondary world.
Start with Marigold and the Feather of Hope →