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universe19 books1964

Fantasy and epic fantasy, 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 →

includes Earthsea Cycle

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

“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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

Fantasy and 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 →

DilvishSeries

series13 books1965

completed

Fantasy.

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
from the catalogue

Start with Passage to Dilfar →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Knights of Myth Drannor, Forgotten Realms: The Year of Rogue Dragons, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: Starlight and Shadows, Forgotten Realms: Best of the Realms, Blades of the Moonsea, Stone of Tymora

Alban SagaSeries

series4 books1983

completed

Epic fantasy.

“The Alban Saga is Peter Morwood's Horse Lords trilogy, the fantasy series he is best known for alongside his separate Tales of Old Russia books.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Horse Lord →

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