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The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone.
“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.”
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
The Owl ServiceNovel
Alan Garnerstandalone novel1967
Mythic fantasy, about curses.
“During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.”
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Modern Tale of FaerieSeries
series4 books2002
About fae, set in our world.
Start with Tithe →
Fire and HemlockNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1984
Mythic fantasy, about fae and amnesia.
ElidorNovel
Alan Garnerstandalone novel1965
Portal fantasy, 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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Bod OwensSeries
series3 books2007
Dark fantasy, about found family, set in our world.
“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
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Start with The Witch's Headstone →