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The Wildwood ChroniclesSeries
series3 books2011
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in contemporary.
“Praised for its illustrations and old-fashioned book design, the trilogy continues across Under Wildwood and Wildwood Imperium.”
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Start with Wildwood →
SummerlandNovel
Michael Chabonstandalone novel2002
Set in parallel universe.
“Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a hero's odyssey.”
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The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Set in our world.
“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
About transported to another world and chosen one, set in otherworld and big city.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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Fog MagicNovel
Julia L. Sauerstandalone novel1943
Lighthearted in tone, about transported to another world, set in small town.
“A Nova Scotian girl's love of the fog brings her happy adventures in a village lost for a hundred years”
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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