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The Door Into SummerNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1957
About revenge and robots, set in near future.
Baseball Card AdventuresSeries
series12 books1997
Time travel and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in north america.
Start with Honus & Me →
A Tale of Time CityNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1987
Mysterious in tone, about coming of age, set in otherworld.
“In 1939 an eleven-year-old London girl is kidnapped to Time City, a place existing outside the stream of time and manipulating the history of humanity, where she finds the inhabitants facing their worst hour of crisis.”
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The MetropolitansNovel
Carol Goodmanstandalone novel2017
Set in our world and big city.
“Meeting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the day Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, four thirteen-year-olds help track down a missing book of Arthurian legends that may hold the key to preventing a second attack on American soil.”
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RedwallUniverse
universe32 books1986
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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Start with Redwall →
includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Audio Version, Redwall Picturebooks
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Fantasy and 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