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Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse
universe42 books2004
Fantasy and adventure, adventurous in tone, about friendship, set in secondary world.
“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Tournament at Gorlan →
includes Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years, Brotherband Chronicles, Ranger's Apprentice short fiction
TygerNovel
S. F. Saidstandalone novel2022
Hopeful in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles and big city.
“Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake.”
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The Halloween TreeNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972
Whimsical in tone, about coming of age and grief and loss, set in our world.
“Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”
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RedwallUniverse
universe32 books1986
About quests.
“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue
Start with Redwall →
includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Picturebooks, Redwall Audio Version
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
Order of the StonesSeries
series1 book2023
About coming of age and demons, set in our world.
“Cameron Poole has a problem, a big problem: he's a bully magnet who struggles with anxiety.”
from the catalogue
Start with Facing the Beast Within: The Anxiety of Cameron Poole →