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  • Cover of Redwall Universe
    RedwallUniverse

    universe · 32 books · 1986

    About quests.

    “Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Redwall →

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    includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Audio Version, Redwall Picturebooks

  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy+1 more

    includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

  • Cover of Narnia Universe
    NarniaUniverse

    universe · 38 books · 1950

    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 →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy+3 more

    includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

  • Cover of Princess Academy
    Princess AcademySeries

    series · 3 books · 2005

    Fantasy, hopeful in tone, about magic schools and coming of age, set in secondary world.

    “The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Princess Academy →

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  • Cover of Circle of Magic
    Circle of MagicUniverse

    universe · 11 books · 1997

    “Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sandry's Book →

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    includes Circle of Magic (Tamora Pierce), The Circle Reforged, The Circle Opens

  • Cover of Tortall
    TortallUniverse

    universe · 25 books · 1983

    “In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

    similar bysecondary worldcoming of ageadventurousfantasy+2 more

    includes Protector of the Small, The Numair Chronicles, Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness