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StardustNovel
Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998
Whimsical in tone, about quests and fae.
“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.”
from the catalogue
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
Stolen AwayNovel
Alyxandra Harveystandalone novel2011
About fae.
“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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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →
UnhookedNovel
Lisa Maxwellstandalone novel2016
About fae and quests, set in islands.
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