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StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Fairy tale retelling, whimsical in tone, about quests.
“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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UnhookedNovel
Lisa Maxwellstandalone novel2016
Fairy tale retelling, about quests, set in islands.
FairylandSeries
series7 books2009
Whimsical in tone, about quests.
“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 →
Mopsa the FairyNovel
Jean Ingelowstandalone novel1869
Whimsical in tone, about quests.
“The journey is via a river – clearly symbolic of the River of life – and en route Jack has many adventures.”
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Faerie WarsSeries
series5 books2003
completed
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about fae, set in fairyland.
“As of 2011, there are five books in the ongoing series.”
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Stolen AwayNovel
Alyxandra Harveystandalone novel2011
Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about fae and transported to another world, set in fairyland.
“Abducted and trapped in an alternate world in which a despotic ruler threatens both faery and human realms, seventeen-year-old Eloise must battle to save herself, her aunt, and a society in danger.”
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