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The ScholomanceSeries
series3 books2020
Dark fantasy, about magic schools and wizards.
Start with A Deadly Education →
AlmuricSeries
series1 book1964
About transported to another world.
Start with Almuric →
The ArrivalsNovel
Melissa Marrstandalone novel2013
Westerns, about transported to another world.
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
The Way Past WinterNovel
Kiran Millwood Hargravestandalone novel2018
Mythic fantasy, about quests, set in mountains.
“One night, a fur-clad stranger arrives seeking shelter for himself and his men.”
from the catalogue
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures