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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
Howl's CastleSeries
series3 books1986
completed
Whimsical in tone.
Start with Howl's Moving Castle →
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
Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries
series9 books2002
Lighthearted in tone.
Start with The Frog Princess →
Woodcutter UniverseSeries
series18 books2006
Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.
Start with Enchanted →
The Wide-Awake PrincessSeries
series7 books2010
Lighthearted in tone, about quests.
“In this new fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Wide-Awake Princess →