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InterWorldSeries
series3 books2007
Science fiction, about coming of age.
“Michael Reaves developed the story with Neil Gaiman, and Reaves's daughter Mallory Reaves co-wrote the two sequels.”
from the catalogue
Start with InterWorld →
SummerlandNovel
Michael Chabonstandalone novel2002
Whimsical in tone, about coming of age.
“Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a hero's odyssey.”
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DogsbodyNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1975
Mythic fantasy, about reincarnation, set in british isles.
“Sirius the dog star, is reborn on earth as a puppy with a mission to search for the lost Zoi, the murder weapon of the stars.”
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Fairy TaleNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2022
Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about coming of age.
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 →
His Dark MaterialsUniverse
universe13 books1995
About coming of age.
“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue
Start with Northern Lights →
includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust