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universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Traitor Spy Trilogy, The Black Magician Trilogy

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

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Krondor's Sons, Darkwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Riftwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Kelewan Empire

Fortress (C. J. Cherryh)Series

series5 books1995

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words.”
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Start with Fortress in the Eye of Time →

The Seven TowersNovel

Patricia C. Wredestandalone novel1984

About war.

“Each of them has a secret, and each fights his or her part in the thrilling battle that has put seven kingdoms on the very edge of destruction.”
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The Saga of RecluceSeries

series48 books1991

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue and wizards, set in secondary world.

“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
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Start with The Magic of Recluce →

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