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Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Urban fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about friendship.
Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →
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 History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
Paint Your DragonNovel
Tom Holtstandalone novel1996
Humor and mythic fantasy, funny in tone, about art and artists.
“Inspired by the legend of St. George and the Dragon, the book tells the story of a sculptor, Bianca Wilson, who creates statues of St. George and the Dragon.”
from the catalogue
Dragonslayer / The Chronicles of KazamSeries
series4 books2010
Set in british isles.
“Jasper Fforde's Chronicles of Kazam series follows Jennifer Strange, a fifteen-year-old foundling running a magical employment agency in an alternate Britain where magic is fading, who unexpectedly becomes the last Dragonslayer.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Last Dragonslayer →
DragonhavenNovel
Robin McKinleystandalone novel2007
About coming of age, set in secondary world.
Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series
series6 books1964
completed
Funny in tone, about coming of age.
Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →