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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
His Dark Materials
Narnia
Majipoor
Lord of the Isles
The Riftwar
Chronicles of the Cheysuli
Cosmere

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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.”
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MajipoorSeries

seriesRobert Silverberg & Matthew J. Costello29 books1980

Science fantasy.

“The setting is a mixture of science fiction and fantasy elements.”
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Lord of the IslesSeries

seriesDavid Drake10 books1997

Epic fantasy, about quests.

“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Lord of the Isles →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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Chronicles of the CheysuliSeries

seriesJennifer Roberson10 books1984

Epic fantasy, about shapeshifters.

“Jennifer Roberson's Chronicles of the Cheysuli opens a generation later with Alix, daughter of that forbidden union, as she comes to terms with the shapechanging magic in her own blood and an ancient prophecy she can't escape.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shapechangers →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

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What should I read after Unplanned Princess?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Unplanned Princess on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Unplanned Princess?: Sword Diplomacy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Unplanned Princess.
How big is Unplanned Princess?: Unplanned Princess is 9 books, from 2021.

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