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The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure, about quests.
DiscworldUniverse
universe84 books1983
Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.
“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue
Start with Guards! Guards! →
includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Plays, Discworld Screenplays
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Komashi, Warbreaker, Canticle, Lumar, Elantris, Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, First of the Sun
Bored of the RingsNovel
Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969
Satire and humor, about quests.
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.”
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
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