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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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
The White StagNovel
Kate Seredystandalone novel1937
The Minikins of YamNovel
Thomas Burnett Swannstandalone novel1976
Set in middle east.
“In this, his latest novel, Swann takes the reader to Ancient Egypt, the Egypt of the Pharaohs and beast-headed gods, beyond whose borders lay the jungles and kingdoms of whisper and legend.”
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The World's DesireNovel
H. Rider Haggard & Andrew Langstandalone novel1890
About forbidden love, set in mediterranean.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before AchillesNovel
Padraic Columstandalone novel1921
Set in mediterranean.
“A somewhat fictionalized account of ancient Greek heroes.”
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DogsbodyNovel
Diana Wynne Jonesstandalone novel1975
About reincarnation, set in contemporary and british isles.
“Sirius the dog star, is reborn on earth as a puppy with a mission to search for the lost Zoi, the murder weapon of the stars.”
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