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StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, 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
Coloured Fairy BooksSeries
series13 books1883
completed
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, whimsical in tone, set in our world.
“Compiled with his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, the series collects nearly 800 stories in all and did much to establish fairy tales as a respected part of children's literature, inspiring many later imitators.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Blue Fairy Book →
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.”
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
Mythic FictionSeries
series4 books2002
Mythic fantasy.
Start with The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest →
What-the-DickensNovel
Gregory Maguirestandalone novel2007
About coming of age, set in contemporary.
“A terrible storm is raging, and ten-year-old Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin Gage, who is telling a very unusual tale.”
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Lud-in-the-MistNovel
Hope Mirrleesstandalone novel1926
Set in secondary world.