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DeerskinNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel1993
Fairy tale retelling, emotional and sad in tone, set in secondary world.
The Thief of AlwaysNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992
About coming of age, set in otherworld.
“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
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LilithNovel
George MacDonaldstandalone novel1895
Set in otherworld.
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Tender MorselsNovel
Margo Lanaganstandalone novel2008
Fairy tale retelling, about family secrets, set in secondary world.
PiranesiNovel
Susanna Clarkestandalone novel2020
Mysterious in tone, about amnesia, set in otherworld.
“A man lives in a huge isolated labyrinthine building partially submerged in an ocean, together with another man and 13 skeletons, which is the only world he recalls.”
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