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William Goldmanstandalone novel1973

Romance and adventure.

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

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

Bored of the RingsNovel

Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969

Satire and humor, about quests.

DerkholmSeries

series2 books1998

completed

About magic schools.

“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Adventurous in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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