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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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

series2 books1871

completed

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“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

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue

Start with Redwall →

includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Picturebooks, Redwall Audio Version

The RopemakerSeries

series2 books2001

completed

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

“Tilja has grown up in the peaceful Valley, which is protected from the fearsome Empire by an enchanted forest.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Ropemaker →

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