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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

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

series12 books2005

About wizards.

Start with Magyk →

DerkholmSeries

series2 books1998

completed

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.

“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →

The School for Good and EvilSeries

series8 books2013

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.

“After their fortunes are reversed, Agatha is taken to the School for Good while Sophie is taken to the School for Evil, their friendship is put to the test.”
from the catalogue

Start with The School for Good and Evil →

Five Hundred KingdomsSeries

series8 books2004

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“Mercedes Lackey's Five Hundred Kingdoms series is set in a world where an all-powerful narrative force called the Tradition tries to push people into fairy-tale roles whether they want them or not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fairy Godmother →

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