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Tom's Midnight GardenNovel
Philippa Pearcestandalone novel1958
Portal fantasy.
Emma / CharlotteSeries
series3 books1962
Fantasy, reflective in tone, about coming of age and identity, set in mid 20th century and british isles.
“The books blend everyday childhood settings with subtle fantasy and time-slip elements.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Summer Birds →
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Green KnoweSeries
series8 books1954
completed
Fantasy, set in british isles and countryside & village.
“In the novels she brings to life the people she imagines might have lived there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Children of Green Knowe →
Heaven EyesNovel
David Almondstandalone novel2000
Literary & general, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.
SkelligNovel
David Almondstandalone novel1998
Emotional in tone, set in contemporary.
“In the U.S., it was a runner up for the Michael L. Printz Award, which recognises one work of young adult fiction annually.”
from the catalogue