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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.”
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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 Enchanted Island of Yew: Whereon Prince Marvel Encountered the High Ki of Twi and Other Surprising PeopleNovel
L. Frank Baumstandalone novel1903
Adventurous in tone, about quests.
“A fairy is transformed into a human prince for one year while he and his friends have many adventures.”
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Trot and Cap'n BillSeries
series4 books1911
“Baum conceived it as a rival series to his own Oz books, but both characters were eventually folded into Oz continuity and reappear as regulars in later Oz novels.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Sea Fairies →
ElsewhereSeries
series3 books1981
Mythic fantasy, set in fairyland.
Start with Elsewhere →
The Fairy ChroniclesSeries
series65 books2004
Lighthearted in tone, about quests and friendship, set in secondary world.
Start with Marigold and the Feather of Hope →