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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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
RailseaNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2012
Weird fiction and adventure, set in secondary world.
StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Fairy tale retelling, about fae 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.”
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The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure, set in secondary world.
Gideon SmithSeries
series7 books2013
Alternate history, set in british isles.
“Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world, including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl →
The Princess and the GoblinSeries
series2 books1871
completed
About coming of age, set in secondary world.
“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Princess and the Goblin →