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Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about quests and coming of age, set in fairyland.

“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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The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel

Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924

Mythic fantasy, about forbidden love, set in fairyland.

Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

series4 books2021

Romantasy, about curses and forbidden love.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
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Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

FolktalesSeries

series3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
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Start with Beauty →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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

Half Upon a TimeSeries

series3 books2010

Fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about quests.

Start with Half Upon a Time →

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