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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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    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

  • Cover of Narnia Universe
    NarniaUniverse

    universe · 38 books · 1950

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

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    includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

  • Cover of Halfblood Chronicles
    Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1991

    About dragons and wizards.

    “Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Elvenbane →

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  • Cover of The Princess and the Goblin
    The Princess and the GoblinSeries

    series · 2 books · 1871

    completed

    About quests.

    “Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

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  • Cover of Shannara
    ShannaraUniverse

    universe · 50 books · 1977

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Imaginary Friends →

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    Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

    series · 17 books · 2003

    About war.

    “Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”

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    Start with The Capture →

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