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StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Adventurous in tone, about quests and fae.
“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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MagicalamityNovel
Kate Saundersstandalone novel2011
Portal fantasy, about fae and quests.
“Eleven-year-old Tom is shocked to learn that he is a demisprite, half fairy and half mortal, and that he, aided by three fairy godmothers, must save his father, who is hiding in the fairy Realm, while safeguarding his mortal mother.”
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James and the Giant PeachNovel
Roald Dahlstandalone novel1961
Adventurous in tone, about found family, set in our world.
“There have been re-illustrated versions of it over the years, drawn by Michael Simeon, Emma Chichester Clark, Lane Smith and Quentin Blake.”
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The Ogre DownstairsNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1974
Funny and lighthearted in tone, set in our world and british isles.
“When a disagreeable man with two boys marries a widow with three children, family adjustments are complicated by two magic chemistry sets which cause strange things to happen around the house.”
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Modern Tale of FaerieSeries
series4 books2002
Urban fantasy, about fae, set in our world.
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SplinteredSeries
series7 books2013
Eerie in tone.
“The second novel is titled Unhinged, while the third novel is titled Ensnared.”
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