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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.”
from the catalogue
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 Princess and the GoblinSeries
series2 books1871
completed
About coming of age, set in secondary world.
“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Princess and the Goblin →
The World's DesireNovel
H. Rider Haggard & Andrew Langstandalone novel1890
Mythic fantasy, about gods and forbidden love, set in mediterranean.
The Kronos ChroniclesSeries
series3 books2008
About magical artifacts, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.
“Twelve-year-old Petra, accompanied by her magical tin spider, goes to Prague hoping to retrieve the enchanted eyes the Prince of Bohemia took from her father, and is aided in her quest by a Roma boy and his sister.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Cabinet of Wonders →
The Seven Fabulous WondersSeries
series7 books2001
Fantasy and historical fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in ancient world.
Start with The Great Pyramid Robbery →
The Keys to the KingdomSeries
series7 books2003
About chosen one, set in otherworld.
Start with Mister Monday →