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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
Thieves of AurionSeries
series1 book2009
About fae.
“Mara Sheppard has no love for the Fae, but to free her brother from prison, she'll do whatever the treacherous Queen Nalia asks.”
from the catalogue
Start with Lover Enslaved →
The EmpyreanSeries
series4 books2023
Romantasy and epic fantasy, about magic schools.
“Rebecca Yarros's The Empyrean opens with Fourth Wing, following Violet Sorrengail as she's pushed into a brutal dragon-rider war college despite having trained for a different, less physically demanding path.”
from the catalogue
Start with Fourth Wing →
A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries
series6 books2015
Romantasy, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →
The Bridge KingdomSeries
series7 books2018
About war.
“The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Bridge Kingdom →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History