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series13 books1883

completed

Whimsical in tone, set in our world.

“Compiled with his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, the series collects nearly 800 stories in all and did much to establish fairy tales as a respected part of children's literature, inspiring many later imitators.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Blue Fairy Book →

Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales RetoldSeries

series4 books2015

Set in secondary world.

“The two books share no characters or setting, only Novik's method of building a novel around one inherited folk tale.”
from the catalogue

Start with Excerpt from Uprooted →

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

War of the GodsNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1997

Set in secondary world.

“An enigmatic figure, Hadding has remained a mystery to mythologists and folklorists for a century and a half.”
from the catalogue

Rose (Edith Pattou)Series

series2 books2003

Adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

Start with East →

A Green and Ancient LightNovel

Frederic S. Durbinstandalone novel2016

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