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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 and adventurous in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

FolktalesSeries

series3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue

Start with Beauty →

Stonewater KingdomSeries

series2 books2025

Dark fantasy and romance, dark in tone, about forbidden love.

Start with The Knight and the Moth →

Fairy Tale AnthologiesSeries

series7 books1993

Fairy tale retelling.

“Each book commissions new stories from a rotating set of authors reworking familiar tales, often into darker, more adult territory than their source material.”
from the catalogue

Start with Snow White, Blood Red →

Woodcutter UniverseSeries

series18 books2006

Fairy tale retelling.

Start with Enchanted →

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