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Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, whimsical in tone, about coming of age.

“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
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Mopsa the FairyNovel

Jean Ingelowstandalone novel1869

Whimsical in tone, about coming of age.

“The journey is via a river – clearly symbolic of the River of life – and en route Jack has many adventures.”
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FairylandSeries

series7 books2009

Whimsical in tone, about coming of age.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

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

The Ship of IshtarNovel

A. Merrittstandalone novel1926

Mythic fantasy, about transported to another world and gods.

“When he finally manages to crack open the rock, a mist escapes.”
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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.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

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