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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

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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Start with Imaginary Friends →

includes Heritage of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, High Druid of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, The Defenders of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara

DarwathSeries

series7 books1982

Fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“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 →

WinterlandsSeries

series7 books1986

About dragons.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dragonsbane →

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 Demonwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Legends of the Riftwar

WarcraftUniverse

universe56 books2001

Epic fantasy.

“Azeroth is a world that has been broken more than once and is lived in anyway.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Last Guardian →

includes World of Warcraft, War of the Ancients

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