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Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about transported to another world, set in big city.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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The Dark Is RisingSeries
series5 books1965
Mythic fantasy, set in british isles.
“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →
Young WizardsSeries
series24 books1983
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
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Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →
Alfred KroppSeries
series3 books2005
About magical artifacts.
“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
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Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →
James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, about found family.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries
series15 books2007
About immortality.
“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →