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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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

Enchanted ForestSeries

series7 books1985

Lighthearted in tone, set in secondary world.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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Start with Dealing with Dragons →

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

The Phantom TollboothNovel

Norton Justerstandalone novel1961

Portal fantasy, funny in tone, about quests, set in otherworld.

“A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.”
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StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, 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.”
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