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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 History of the Lord of the Rings
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and humor, about forbidden love.
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Fantasy and portal fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
RedwallUniverse
universe32 books1986
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“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
The Neverending StoryNovel
Michael Endestandalone novel1979
About books and reading and coming of age.
“A boy enters a fantasy world through the pages of an old book, and he sets about trying to save its empress to keep the enchantment alive.”
from the catalogue
RailseaNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2012
Steampunk and weird fiction, about coming of age.