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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.”
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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

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

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.”
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Start with Imaginary Friends →

includes A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara

The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

series1 book2012

About monster hunting, set in desert.

“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
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Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

series3 books1976

completed

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
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Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

The Fire's StoneNovel

Tanya Huffstandalone novel1990

About magical artifacts.

“Aaron - Clan Heir, he had fled his people when his beloved was slain by his own father's command, abandoning his training, duty, and beliefs to become a thief.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

series2 books1871

completed

About coming of age.

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

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