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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 Accelerati TrilogySeries
series3 books2014
Science fiction.
“In the attic room, he finds a collection of old junk.”
from the catalogue
Start with Tesla's Attic →
REM WorldNovel
Rodman Philbrickstandalone novel2000
About virtual reality and transported to another world.
The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Fantasy and portal fantasy.
“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →
The Mysterious Benedict Society milieuSeries
series4 books2007
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone.
Start with The Mysterious Benedict Society →
Alfred KroppSeries
series3 books2005
Fantasy.
“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 →