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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

StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about quests and fae, set in fairyland.

“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
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DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
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Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Plays, Discworld Screenplays

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

series17 books1908

About friendship, set in british isles.

Start with The Wind in the Willows →

Coloured Fairy BooksSeries

series13 books1883

completed

Fairy tale retelling, set in our world.

“Compiled with his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, the series collects nearly 800 stories in all and did much to establish fairy tales as a respected part of children's literature, inspiring many later imitators.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Blue Fairy Book →

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