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universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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

Fantasy and 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

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue

Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Plays, Discworld Screenplays

The Neverending StoryNovel

Michael Endestandalone novel1979

About books and reading.

“A boy enters a fantasy world through the pages of an old book, and he sets about trying to save its empress to keep the enchantment alive.”
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The Golden TowerNovel

Belinda Murrellstandalone novel2021

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and transported to another world, set in secondary world.

“Now she is the only one standing between sisters Isabella and Bia and the terrible fate their stepmother has planned.”
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