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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards, 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
The Well at the World's EndNovel
William Morrisstandalone novel1896
Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
About fae and forbidden love, set in fairyland and secondary world.
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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 History of Middle Earth, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of the Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin
PhantastesSeries
series4 books1858
Whimsical in tone, about quests and identity, set in fairyland.
Start with Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women →
Sword of the DemonNovel
Richard A. Lupoffstandalone novel1977
Sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.