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

DarwathSeries

series7 books1982

Dark in tone.

“Darwath begins with two modern-day Californians pulled through a portal into a dying medieval world under siege from the Dark, shape-shifting monsters that hunt by night and are driving civilization underground.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Time of the Dark →

The White Mists of PowerNovel

Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1991

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”
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Knight's WyrdNovel

Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonaldstandalone novel1992

Sword and sorcery, about prophecy and coming of age.

“Will Odosson sets out on a series of dangerous adventures after a wizard predicts that he will meet death before a year has passed.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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 RiftwarUniverse

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Magician →

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

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