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Where the Wild Things AreSeries
series2 books1963
Fantasy, whimsical and emotional in tone, about coming of age and loneliness, set in otherworld.
“Eggers expands Sendak's brief story into a full novel while keeping its outline intact.”
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At the Back of the North WindSeries
series2 books1869
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship and coming of age.
“Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights.”
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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
The Phantom TollboothNovel
Norton Justerstandalone novel1961
Portal fantasy, funny in tone, about quests.
“A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.”
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The Magic CityNovel
E. Nesbitstandalone novel1910
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in british isles.
SeawardNovel
Susan Cooperstandalone novel1983
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and grief and loss.
“What they do know are the tragedies that took their parents, then wrenched the two of them out of reality, into a strange and perilous world through which they must travel together, knowing only that they must reach the sea.”
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