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The Kronos ChroniclesSeries
series3 books2008
Fantasy and historical fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magical artifacts and quests, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.
“Twelve-year-old Petra, accompanied by her magical tin spider, goes to Prague hoping to retrieve the enchanted eyes the Prince of Bohemia took from her father, and is aided in her quest by a Roma boy and his sister.”
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Start with The Cabinet of Wonders →
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.”
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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 Drawing of the DarkNovel
Tim Powersstandalone novel1979
Mysterious in tone, about war.
“Tim Powers's historical fantasy set during the 1529 siege of Vienna.”
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A Well-Timed EnchantmentNovel
Vivian Vande Veldestandalone novel1990
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world, set in medieval.
The Spirit RingNovel
Lois McMaster Bujoldstandalone novel1992
Historical fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.
StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Fairy tale retelling, about 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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