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The Thief of AlwaysNovel
Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992
Set in otherworld.
“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
from the catalogue
The ThicketySeries
series4 books2014
Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark and eerie in tone, about witches, set in secondary world.
Start with A Path Begins →
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries
series11 books1995
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
Start with Sabriel →
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, 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
Spook'sUniverse
universe32 books2004
Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about monster hunting.
“The seventh son of a seventh son gets no say in the matter.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Spook's Apprentice →
includes Starblade Chronicles, The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US), Spook's Universe short fiction
Stephen King multiverseUniverse
universe46 books1967
Dark in tone.
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Gunslinger →
includes The Dark Tower