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Shadow CastleNovel
Marian Cockrellstandalone novel1945
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.
“In the middle of a deep forest is an enchanted valley and a castle where only shadows live, shadows of kings and queens who have waited for hundreds of years for the spell cast upon them to be broken.”
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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries
series4 books2021
Romantasy, set in secondary world.
“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
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FolktalesSeries
series3 books1978
Set in secondary world.
“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
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Sun and Moon, Ice and SnowNovel
Jessica Day Georgestandalone novel2008
Adventurous in tone, about quests, set in scandinavia.
“Only a grueling journey on the backs of the four winds will reveal the truth: the bear is really a prince who's been enchanted by a troll queen, and the Lass must come up with a way to free him before he's forced to marry a troll princess.”
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Dot and Tot of MerrylandNovel
L. Frank Baumstandalone novel1901
About transported to another world and quests.
“After Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, he wrote this story about the adventures of a little girl named Dot and a little boy named Tot in a land reached by floating on a river that flowed through a tunnel.”
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The Phantom TollboothNovel
Norton Justerstandalone novel1961
Portal fantasy, funny in tone, about quests and coming of age.
“A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.”
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