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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
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.”
from the catalogue
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
Whimsical in tone, 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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The Indian in the CupboardSeries
series5 books1980
completed
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and 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 →
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Fantasy and portal fantasy, set in secondary world.
“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 →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
No Passengers Beyond This PointNovel
Gennifer Choldenkostandalone novel2011
About found family, set in otherworld.
“Fantastical adventures of three siblings as they travel to visit their uncle in Colorado.”
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Green BoyNovel
Susan Cooperstandalone novel2002
Hopeful in tone, about ecological collapse, set in otherworld and islands.