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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.”
from the catalogue

Magic ShopSeries

series7 books1982

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Monster's Ring →

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

The Talon SagaSeries

series5 books2014

Tense in tone.

“The five-book series follows the widening conflict between dragons and the humans who hunt them as Ember is forced to choose a side.”
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Start with Talon →

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

Alfred KroppSeries

series3 books2005

About magical artifacts.

“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →

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