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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.”
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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
Enchanted ForestSeries
series7 books1985
Lighthearted in tone.
“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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Start with Dealing with Dragons →
Howl's CastleSeries
series3 books1986
completed
Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
Start with Howl's Moving Castle →
My Father's DragonSeries
series4 books1948
completed
Set in islands.
Start with My Father's Dragon →
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William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
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About monster hunting and coming of age.
“A young, mute boy who is apprenticed to a dragon-slayer suspects that the winged beasts do not exist, until he--and his master--learn the truth.”
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