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Neil Gaimanstandalone novel2013

Dark fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary.

“A seven year old farm boy becomes friends with an eleven year old neighbor girl, who he discovers is ancient and powerful and intervenes when a nonhuman entity attempts to make a home in earthly reality.”
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At the Back of the North WindSeries

series2 books1869

Whimsical in tone, about coming of age.

“Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights.”
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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 Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

series17 books1908

Set in british isles.

Start with The Wind in the Willows →

Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
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Start with The Tournament at Gorlan →

includes Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years, Brotherband Chronicles, Ranger's Apprentice short fiction

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

series6 books2015

Romantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
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