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universe163 books1923

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

Green MansionsNovel

W. H. Hudsonstandalone novel1904

Sad in tone, about grief and loss, set in jungle and 19th century.

“Structured as the confession-in-tranquillity of an old man named Abel, it takes place in the middle of the 19th century somewhere between Venezuela and Guyana, where young Abel has fled after a political debacle.”
from the catalogue

Mexican GothicNovel

Silvia Moreno-Garciastandalone novel2020

Gothic and historical fiction, eerie in tone, set in mid 20th century.

Nicholas GraydonSeries

series3 books1923

completed

Adventurous in tone, set in lost world.

“The pairing forms a classic lost-world adventure from the pulp era.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Face in the Abyss →

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Gods of Jade and ShadowNovel

Silvia Moreno-Garciastandalone novel2019

Historical fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in early 20th century.

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