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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
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 →
The Ordinary PrincessNovel
M. M. Kayestandalone novel1980
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, lighthearted and whimsical in tone, about identity, set in secondary world.
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series
series5 books1997
Fantasy, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
“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 →
Three Good DeedsNovel
Vivian Vande Veldestandalone novel2005
About witches and redemption.
“Caught stealing some goose eggs from a witch, Howard is cursed for his heartlessness and turned into a goose himself, and he can only become human again by performing three good deeds.”
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Castle HangnailNovel
Ursula Vernonstandalone novel2015
About witches.