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The Raven KingSeries
series13 books1996
Historical fantasy, about fae, set in 19th century and british isles.
“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
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Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →
StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Adventurous in tone, about quests 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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BoggartSeries
series3 books1993
Lighthearted in tone, set in contemporary.
“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
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Start with The Boggart →
PuckSeries
series14 books1906
completed
Mythic fantasy, set in medieval.
Start with Weland's Sword →
The Little White HorseNovel
Elizabeth Goudgestandalone novel1946
About coming of age, set in countryside & village.
“Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of England.”
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The Sea LadyNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1902
About forbidden love.
“The inspiration for the novel came when Wells caught a glimpse of May Nisbet, the daughter of The Times drama critic, John Ferguson Nisbet, in a bathing suit during her visit to Sandgate.”
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