More like Death's Domain

anchored on:fantasysecondary worldfunnysatirehumorgods+1 more

but

Narrow

Bored of the RingsNovel
Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969
About quests.
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure, about quests.
ValhallaNovel
Tom Holtstandalone novel2000
Set in afterlife & underworld and mythological world.
“As everyone knows, when great warriors die their reward is eternal life in Odin's bijou little residence known as Valhalla.”
from the catalogue
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.
“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gardens of the Moon →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
UncleSeries
series6 books1964
completed
Start with Uncle →