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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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Lumar, Canticle, Elantris, Warbreaker, Cosmere non-canon, Komashi
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, Riftwar Saga
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
About quests.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes The Tamuli, Elenium
The White Mists of PowerNovel
Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1991
About quests and court intrigue.
“Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”
from the catalogue
The Rising WorldSeries
series2 books2023
Dark in tone.
Start with Witch King →