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Angels UnlimitedSeries
series12 books2001
Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about angels and coming of age.
“The protagonist is Melanie Beeby, who died on the day after her thirteenth birthday and soon found herself at the Angel Academy in heaven.”
from the catalogue
Start with Winging It →
The Princess and the GoblinSeries
series2 books1871
completed
Adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Princess and the Goblin →
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
Princess AcademySeries
series3 books2005
About magic schools, set in secondary world.
“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue
Start with Princess Academy →
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Protector of the Small, Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
The Unfinished AngelNovel
Sharon Creechstandalone novel2009
Cozy fantasy, set in europe and contemporary.
“Until Zola arrives, a determined American girl who wears three skirts all at once.”
from the catalogue