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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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
Artemis FowlSeries
series15 books2001
About fae.
“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
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Start with LEPrecon →
TygerNovel
S. F. Saidstandalone novel2022
Hopeful in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles and big city.
“Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake.”
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Watership DownSeries
series21 books1972
completed
About survival and quests, set in countryside & village.
“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
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Start with Watership Down →
Maddy West and the Tongue TakerNovel
Brian Falknerstandalone novel2014
About quests, set in europe.
The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Whimsical in tone, about coming of age and grief and loss.
“Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”
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