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universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

RusalkaSeries

series6 books1989

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, set in eastern europe.

“C. J. Cherryh's Rusalka opens a trilogy set in medieval forests near the Dnieper, drawing on Slavic folklore about the rusalka, a drowned girl transformed into a water spirit.”
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Start with Rusalka →

Mythago WoodSeries

series7 books1984

completed

Set in contemporary and british isles.

“The first novel follows Stephen Huxley investigating his family's obsession with the wood after his father's death; Holdstock continued the cycle across further novels and stories exploring different characters and eras.”
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Start with Mythago Wood →

DilvishSeries

series13 books1965

completed

Sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
from the catalogue

Start with Passage to Dilfar →

Prospero and Roger BaconSeries

series2 books1969

completed

About quests, set in secondary world.

“The Face in the Frost, John Bellairs's only adult fantasy novel, follows two aging wizards, Prospero and Roger Bacon, as they track down a rising magical evil that has started to unravel the world around them.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Face in the Frost →

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Set in secondary world.

Start with Sabriel →

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