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Varjak PawSeries
series2 books2003
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in big city and contemporary.
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TygerNovel
S. F. Saidstandalone novel2022
Hopeful in tone, about friendship, set in british isles.
“Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake.”
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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
Un Lun DunNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2007
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world, set in otherworld.
“The title is derived from 'UnLondon,' the name of the alternate realm where the book is set.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse
universe13 books1995
Set in parallel universe.
“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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Start with Northern Lights →
includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust
The Thief LordNovel
Cornelia Funkestandalone novel2000
Hopeful in tone, about found family, set in europe.