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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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The History of Middle Earth, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The Lord of the Rings, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Gilded DuologySeries

series2 books2021

“Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.”
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Start with Gilded →

Tales from the KingdomsSeries

series5 books2013

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with Magic →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

series6 books2015

Romantasy, emotional in tone, about fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

Fairy Tale RetellingSeries

series2 books2023

Emotional in tone, about fae.

“Advertised as a novella but Kobo USA reports 54K words as of 2024-08-23.”
from the catalogue

Start with Mountains Made of Glass →

RavenspireSeries

series4 books2016

“Ravenspire retells classic fairy tales as loosely connected stories set in a shared fantasy world, beginning with a Snow White-inspired tale in which a princess must reclaim her father's throne from a queen who seized it through dark magic.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Shadow Queen →

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