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Gideon SmithSeries
series7 books2013
Set in 19th century and british isles.
“Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world, including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth
A Midsummer TempestNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1974
Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in british isles.
Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse
universe102 books1961
Set in secondary world.
“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue
Start with Elric of Melniboné →
includes Oswald Bastable, Eternal Champion, Hawkmoon, Corum, Warrior of Mars, The Elric Saga
The Peshawar LancersSeries
series2 books2002
Set in near future.
Start with Shikari in Galveston →
RailseaNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2012
Fantasy and weird fiction, set in secondary world.