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universe163 books1923

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.”
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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

EverNovel

Gail Carson Levinestandalone novel2008

About immortality and forbidden love.

“Fourteen-year-old Kezi and Olus, Akkan god of the winds, fall in love and together try to change her fate--to be sacrificed to a Hyte god because of a rash promise her father made--through a series of quests that might make her immortal.”
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Celestial KingdomSeries

series4 books2022

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
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Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

The Ship of IshtarNovel

A. Merrittstandalone novel1926

Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.

“When he finally manages to crack open the rock, a mist escapes.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

series2 books1871

completed

About coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

The Chosen PrinceNovel

Diane Stanleystandalone novel2015

About chosen one, set in islands.

“There he meets the unforgettable Aria and faces the greatest challenge of his life.”
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