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HagenheimSeries
series3 books2015
Fairy tale retelling.
Start with The Golden Braid →
KairosSeries
series11 books1962
completed
Science fiction.
Start with A Wrinkle in Time →
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
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 →
Rowan HoodSeries
series5 books2001
Adventurous in tone, set in british isles.
Start with Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest →
Once Upon a TimeSeries
series18 books2002
Set in secondary world.
“Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss.”
from the catalogue
Start with Beauty Sleep →