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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, 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
The Forgotten Beasts of EldNovel
Patricia A. McKillipstandalone novel1974
About wizards and loneliness.
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 History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The History of the Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin
The Chronicles of TornorSeries
series3 books1979
Fantasy, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
Start with Watchtower →
Zimiamvian TrilogySeries
series4 books1922
completed
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.
“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mistress of Mistresses →
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Adventurous in tone.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles