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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 Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    About political intrigue.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasydarkwar+1 more

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • 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 →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+3 more

    includes Heritage of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Defenders of Shannara, The Genesis of Shannara

  • 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 →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+3 more

    includes Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, Kelewan Empire, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US]

  • Cover of Sword of Truth
    Sword of TruthUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 1994

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+5 more

    includes The Nicci Chronicles, Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus

  • Cover of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
    Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

    series · 11 books · 1977

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

    Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

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