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SummerlandNovel
Michael Chabonstandalone novel2002
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in parallel universe.
“Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a hero's odyssey.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse
universe13 books1995
Set in parallel universe.
“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue
Start with Northern Lights →
includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust
The Princess and the GoblinSeries
series2 books1871
completed
Set in secondary world.
“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →
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
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world and chosen one, set in big city.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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Fairy TaleNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2022
Dark fantasy and portal fantasy, set in secondary world.