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Clive Barkerstandalone novel1992

Dark fantasy, eerie in tone.

“Once inside, Harvey meets fellow children Wendell and Lulu, the elderly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her cats, and settles into a routine of enchantment that starts to feel too perfect.”
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SeawardNovel

Susan Cooperstandalone novel1983

Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and grief and loss.

“What they do know are the tragedies that took their parents, then wrenched the two of them out of reality, into a strange and perilous world through which they must travel together, knowing only that they must reach the sea.”
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Where the Wild Things AreSeries

series2 books1963

Whimsical in tone, about loneliness and friendship.

“Eggers expands Sendak's brief story into a full novel while keeping its outline intact.”
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Start with Where the Wild Things Are →

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 History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

The Phantom TollboothNovel

Norton Justerstandalone novel1961

Portal fantasy, whimsical and funny in tone, about quests.

“A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.”
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Bright ShadowNovel

Avistandalone novel1985

Reflective in tone, about curses, set in secondary world.

“Five wishes can save a suffering kingdom--but at a high price to 12-year-old Morwenna, who is responsible for granting them.”
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