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Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
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Start with Conan the Victorious →

includes Conan Universe, Kull of Valusia

GorSeries

series41 books1966

Science fantasy, dark in tone, about slavery, set in secondary world.

“The Gor series repeatedly depicts men abducting and physically and sexually brutalizing women, who grow to enjoy their submissive state.”
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Start with Tarnsman of Gor →

KaneSeries

series25 books1970

completed

Fantasy and dark fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.”
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Start with Darkness Weaves with Many Shades ... →

Star GateNovel

Andre Nortonstandalone novel1958

Science fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

Brak the BarbarianSeries

series16 books1963

completed

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“John Jakes's Brak the Barbarian follows his own wandering barbarian swordsman, Brak, through sword-and-sorcery adventures modeled on the pulp tradition of the 1930s and '40s but original to Jakes rather than adapted from an earlier author.”
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Start with Brak the Barbarian →

Tiger and DelSeries

series10 books1985

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Jennifer Roberson's fantasy series pairs Tiger, a desert-born sword-dancer from the south, with Del, a Northern swordswoman trained in her own tradition of blade-magic, as reluctant partners across a hostile borderland.”
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Start with Sword-Dancer →

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