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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Whimsical in tone, set in our world.
“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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His Dark MaterialsUniverse
universe13 books1995
Set in parallel universe.
“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue
Start with Northern Lights →
includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world and chosen one, 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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Watership DownSeries
series21 books1972
completed
About survival and quests, set in countryside & village and our world.
“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue
Start with Watership Down →
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
BorriblesSeries
series3 books1976
completed
Dark in tone, set in british isles and big city.
“The three volumes in the trilogy are The Borribles, The Borribles Go For Broke, and The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Borribles →