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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.”
from the catalogue
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.”
from the catalogue
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
CaravalSeries
series4 books2017
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.”
from the catalogue
Start with Caraval →
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries
series11 books1995
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
Start with Sabriel →
The Keys to the KingdomSeries
series7 books2003
About chosen one, set in otherworld.
Start with Mister Monday →
Howl's CastleSeries
series3 books1986
completed
Whimsical in tone.
Start with Howl's Moving Castle →