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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 Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
RithmatistSeries
series1 book2013
About magic schools and coming of age.
Start with The Rithmatist →
TortallUniverse
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About coming of age.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series
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About family secrets, set in big city.
“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Silverblood Promise →
Shadow of the LeviathanSeries
series3 books2024
Fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in secondary world.
“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Tainted Cup →
Uncommon MagicSeries
series2 books2015
Set in big city.
Start with A Pocket Full of Murder →