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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
Enchanted PilgrimageNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1975
Adventurous in tone, about quests.
“A scholar at a remote university stumbles onto a manuscript that hints at forgotten secrets buried in the Wasteland, a blighted region where magic and monsters still linger at the edge of an otherwise rational world.”
from the catalogue
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 →
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 History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of the Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin
The Well at the World's EndNovel
William Morrisstandalone novel1896
Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.
The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries
series8 books2002
“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Name of the Wind →