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The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries
series38 books2007
Dark fantasy and urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
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Young WizardsSeries
series24 books1983
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
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Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →
Fairy TaleNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2022
Portal fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world.
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about found family.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries
series15 books2007
About immortality.
“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →
ShadowlandNovel
Peter Straubstandalone novel1980
Horror, eerie in tone, set in north america and countryside & village.
“WorldCat: Two apprentices studying under a master magician spend a season residing in a dark house located in the deep recesses of the Vermont forest.”
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