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Coloured Fairy BooksSeries
series13 books1883
completed
Set in our world.
“Compiled with his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, the series collects nearly 800 stories in all and did much to establish fairy tales as a respected part of children's literature, inspiring many later imitators.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Blue Fairy Book →
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.”
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
The IckabogNovel
J. K. Rowlingstandalone novel2020
About coming of age and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Upon release the book received generally positive critical reviews and emerged a bestseller.”
from the catalogue
The White DeerNovel
James Thurberstandalone novel1945
Adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
About quests and fae, set in fairyland.
“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
from the catalogue
Fairy Tales Retold (Jamie Campbell)Series
series8 books2013
Set in otherworld.
Start with Cinderella Is Evil →