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  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    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 →

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    includes Earthsea Cycle

  • 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.”

    from the catalogue
    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 Bronze Canticles
    Bronze CanticlesSeries

    series · 3 books · 2004

    Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Laura and Tracy Hickman's Bronze Canticles trilogy follows Bronwyn, a young woman who discovers she's half-dragon, coming into an inheritance of both draconic and human power amid a war between the two peoples.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Mystic Warrior →

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  • Cover of The Kingkiller Chronicle
    The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

    series · 8 books · 2002

    “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 →

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  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

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    includes Riftwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, The Firemane Saga, Demonwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Serpentwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy

  • Cover of Sword of Truth
    Sword of TruthUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 1994

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

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    includes The Nicci Chronicles, Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus