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Norton Justerstandalone novel1961

Portal fantasy, funny in tone, about 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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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.”
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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

Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)Series

series2 books1990

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

Start with Haroun and the Sea of Stories →

StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about fae and coming of age, set in fairyland.

“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
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The Princess BrideNovel

William Goldmanstandalone novel1973

Romance and adventure, set in secondary world.

Dot and Tot of MerrylandNovel

L. Frank Baumstandalone novel1901

Lighthearted in tone, about transported to another world and friendship.

“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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