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

Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

series3 books1991

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about elves and dragons, set in secondary world.

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

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

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue

Start with Magician →

includes Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Serpentwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US]

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, Forgotten Realms: Moonshae, Forgotten Realms: The Year of Rogue Dragons, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea

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