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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

StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about quests, set in fairyland.

“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.”
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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

Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

series5 books1997

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
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Start with Ella Enchanted →

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

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

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

FolktalesSeries

series3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
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Start with Beauty →

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