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MennymsSeries
series5 books1993
completed
Set in our world.
“A family of life-sized rag dolls live quietly and happily in a British village, secure that everyone takes them as human, until a letter from their landlord's relative in Australia threatens their existence.”
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Start with The Mennyms →
ChrestomanciSeries
series12 books1977
completed
Set in parallel universe.
“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
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Start with Charmed Life →
The Ogre DownstairsNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974
Funny and lighthearted in tone, about coming of age, set in our world.
“When a disagreeable man with two boys marries a widow with three children, family adjustments are complicated by two magic chemistry sets which cause strange things to happen around the house.”
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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in our world.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world and chosen one, set in otherworld.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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