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universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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.”
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Start with Magician →

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

Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

About friendship.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
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Start with The Tournament at Gorlan →

includes Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years, Brotherband Chronicles, Ranger's Apprentice short fiction

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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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

Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)Series

series4 books2009

Epic fantasy, about quests and expeditions, set in at sea.

“The Edge of the World opens the story, continuing through The Map of All Things and The Key to Creation.”
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Start with The Edge of the World →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

About quests.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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Start with Redwall →

includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Picturebooks, Redwall Audio Version

The Codex AleraSeries

series6 books2004

Epic fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
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Start with Furies of Calderon →

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