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The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue
Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
ChrestomanciSeries
series12 books1977
completed
Whimsical in tone, set in parallel universe.
“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue
Start with Charmed Life →
DogsbodyNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1975
Mythic fantasy, about reincarnation and gods, set in our world.
“Sirius the dog star, is reborn on earth as a puppy with a mission to search for the lost Zoi, the murder weapon of the stars.”
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AlderleySeries
series4 books1960
Mythic fantasy, about quests.
“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →
Archie GreeneSeries
series3 books2014
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in contemporary and british isles.
Start with Archie Greene and the Magician's Secret →
ElidorNovel
Alan Garnerstandalone novel1965
Portal fantasy, eerie in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“Set primarily in modern Manchester, it features four English children who enter a fantasy world, fulfill a quest there, and return to find that the enemy has followed them into our world.”
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