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series8 books1983

About immortality, set in contemporary.

“WorldCat: Zane belongs to a world in which the scientific revolution has been followed by the revolution of magic, and he is thrust into the role of Death.”
from the catalogue

Start with On a Pale Horse →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, 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

Fionavar UniverseSeries

series5 books1984

Portal fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary and secondary world.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Summer Tree →

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 History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Little ThievesSeries

series3 books2021

About con artists, set in secondary world.

“Vanja Schmidt, goddaughter to Death and Fortune, has stolen a princess's identity and jewels to fund her escape from a life of debt -- only to find herself cursed to slowly turn into jewels herself as punishment for her greed.”
from the catalogue

Start with Little Thieves →

The Dragon Heart LegacySeries

series4 books2020

Set in secondary world.

“The Awakening opens a contemporary-fantasy trilogy following Breen's transformation from ordinary schoolteacher into a woman claiming a legacy she didn't know existed.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Awakening →

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