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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

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Set in secondary world.

Start with Sabriel →

BirthgraveSeries

series3 books1975

completed

About revenge and identity, set in secondary world.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Birthgrave →

WinterlandsSeries

series7 books1986

About dragons and demons, set in secondary world.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dragonsbane →

Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales RetoldSeries

series4 books2015

Fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“The two books share no characters or setting, only Novik's method of building a novel around one inherited folk tale.”
from the catalogue

Start with Excerpt from Uprooted →

Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

series7 books1984

Sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

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