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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

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.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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, Legends of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, The Defenders of Shannara, The Genesis of Shannara

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.”
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Start with Elric of Melniboné →

includes The Elric Saga, Hawkmoon, Corum, Eternal Champion, Warrior of Mars, Oswald Bastable

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Harpers, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: Starlight and Shadows, Forgotten Realms: Songs and Swords, Forgotten Realms: The Druidhome Trilogy, Forgotten Realms: The Last Mythal

Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

series3 books1991

About dragons and wizards.

“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
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Start with The Elvenbane →

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