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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 Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The Warrior Who Carried LifeNovel
Geoff Rymanstandalone novel1985
Fantasy, about dark lord, set in secondary world.
“Barbaric invaders had slaughtered her mother, crippled her father and brother, and left her scarred and barren.”
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Eric BrighteyesSeries
series2 books1891
Fantasy, set in medieval.
Start with Eric Brighteyes →
Dragonships of VindrasSeries
series4 books2009
Adventure and fantasy, set in secondary world.
Start with Bones of the Dragon →
StarsideNovel
Alex Asterstandalone novel2026
Fantasy, about gods and magical artifacts, set in secondary world.
“Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two.”
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The Faerie QueeneNovel
Edmund Spenserstandalone novel1590
Fantasy, about faith and religion, set in secondary world.