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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty →
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
StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Adventurous in tone, about quests, 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
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series
series5 books1997
“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ella Enchanted →
The Ordinary PrincessNovel
M. M. Kayestandalone novel1980
Lighthearted in tone.
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy.
“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