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StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Fairy tale retelling, whimsical in tone, about quests.
“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
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 Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
Mopsa the FairyNovel
Jean Ingelowstandalone novel1869
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about quests.
“The journey is via a river – clearly symbolic of the River of life – and en route Jack has many adventures.”
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FairylandSeries
series7 books2009
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about quests.
“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →
Faerie WarsSeries
series5 books2003
completed
Portal fantasy.
“As of 2011, there are five books in the ongoing series.”
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Start with Faerie Wars →
Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries
series17 books2003
Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
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Start with The Capture →