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NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
“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
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
About chosen one and coming of age, set in otherworld.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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Elf Dog and Owl HeadNovel
M. T. Andersonstandalone novel2023
About friendship and coming of age, set in otherworld.
“Set during a global pandemic, it follows young Clay as he escapes into a fantasy world.”
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SpellsingerSeries
series9 books1983
About quests and music.
“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
from the catalogue
Start with Spellsinger →
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
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.”
from the catalogue
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
Fionavar UniverseSeries
series5 books1984
Epic fantasy, emotional in tone.
“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Summer Tree →