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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    Fantasy.

    “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 →

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    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

  • Cover of Folktales
    FolktalesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1978

    Fantasy.

    “Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Beauty →

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  • Cover of Stardust
    StardustNovel

    Neil Gaiman · standalone novel · 1998

    Fantasy, about quests and coming of age, set in fairyland.

    “Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”

    from the catalogue

    similar byfairy tale retellingwhimsicalfae

  • Cover of Woodcutter Universe
    Woodcutter UniverseSeries

    series · 18 books · 2006

    Fantasy.

    Start with Enchanted →

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  • Cover of Half Upon a Time
    Half Upon a TimeSeries

    series · 3 books · 2010

    Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

    Start with Half Upon a Time →

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  • Cover of The Land of Stories
    The Land of StoriesSeries

    series · 13 books · 2012

    Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

    “Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Wishing Spell →

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