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Thud and Blunder is 4 books, from 2016.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
World of Septimus Heap
Stephen King multiverse
Enchanted Forest
Dragonslayer / The Chronicles of Kazam
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Dragonlance
Three Hearts and Three Lions

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 description

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

Adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

Lighthearted in tone, set in secondary world.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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Start with Dealing with Dragons →

Dragonslayer / The Chronicles of KazamSeries

seriesJasper Fforde4 books2010

Whimsical in tone, set in british isles.

“Jasper Fforde's Chronicles of Kazam series follows Jennifer Strange, a fifteen-year-old foundling running a magical employment agency in an alternate Britain where magic is fading, who unexpectedly becomes the last Dragonslayer.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Last Dragonslayer →

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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DragonlanceUniverse

universe436 books1984

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The gods have kept their silence over Krynn for three hundred years, and the world has learned to make do without them: the dragons are a nursery tale, the old clerics gone, faith worn down to superstition.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dragons of Autumn Twilight →

Three Hearts and Three LionsSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove, Poul Anderson & Tad Williams3 books1961

Adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

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What should I read after Thud and Blunder?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Thud and Blunder on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Thud and Blunder?: The Not-So-Deadly Dragon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Thud and Blunder.
How big is Thud and Blunder?: Thud and Blunder is 4 books, from 2016.

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