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series3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

ChrestomanciSeries

series12 books1977

completed

Set in parallel universe and british isles.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
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Start with Charmed Life →

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.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

SpiderwickUniverse

universe17 books2003

Fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Holly Black writes and Tony DiTerlizzi draws this small, densely illustrated world across two linked cycles.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Field Guide →

includes Spiderwick Chronicles, Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles

The Halloween TreeNovel

Ray Bradburystandalone novel1972

Adventure, about friendship and grief and loss.

“Eight boys gather on Halloween night to trick-or-treat with their ninth friend, Pipkin, only Pipkin never shows, having vanished on some errand that may cost him his life.”
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