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The Phantom TollboothNovel
Norton Justerstandalone novel1961
Funny in tone, about coming of age.
“A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.”
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NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
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
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.”
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
The Ship of IshtarNovel
A. Merrittstandalone novel1926
Mythic fantasy, about gods.
“When he finally manages to crack open the rock, a mist escapes.”
from the catalogue
The SpindlersNovel
Lauren Oliverstandalone novel2012
Eerie in tone, set in underground & caves.
“Accompanied by an eccentric, human-sized rat, Liza embarks on a perilous quest through an underground realm to save her brother, Patrick, whose soul has been stolen by the evilest of creatures--the spider-like spindlers.”
from the catalogue
FairylandSeries
series7 books2009
About coming of age, set in fairyland.
“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →