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series11 books1962

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Science fiction.

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

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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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue

Start with Heavy Time →

includes Morgaine, Company Wars, Chanur, Mri Wars, The Hinder Stars

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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

Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue

Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld Plays, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Screenplays

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