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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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    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

  • Cover of Sparhawk
    SparhawkUniverse

    universe · 6 books · 1989

    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 →

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    includes Elenium, The Tamuli

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    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 →

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    includes Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Demonwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar

  • Cover of Narnia Universe
    NarniaUniverse

    universe · 38 books · 1950

    Portal fantasy.

    “Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

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    includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

  • Cover of Halfblood Chronicles
    Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1991

    About elves and dragons.

    “Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Elvenbane →

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  • Cover of Shannara
    ShannaraUniverse

    universe · 50 books · 1977

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Imaginary Friends →

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    includes A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara