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Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

About coming of age.

“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.”
from the catalogue

Fairy Tale AnthologiesSeries

series7 books1993

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy.

“Each book commissions new stories from a rotating set of authors reworking familiar tales, often into darker, more adult territory than their source material.”
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Start with Snow White, Blood Red →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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 Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Woodcutter UniverseSeries

series18 books2006

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with Enchanted →

The Land of StoriesSeries

series13 books2012

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Wishing Spell →

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