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  • Cover of Cosmere
    CosmereUniverse

    universe · 54 books · 2005

    Epic fantasy.

    “Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”

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    Start with The Final Empire →

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    series · 7 books · 2007

    Sword and sorcery.

    Start with The Sword-Edged Blonde →

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  • Cover of Tortall
    TortallUniverse

    universe · 25 books · 1983

    About coming of age.

    “In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”

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    Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

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  • Cover of Discworld
    DiscworldUniverse

    universe · 84 books · 1983

    Funny in tone.

    “Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”

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    Start with Guards! Guards! →

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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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  • Cover of Hermux Tantamoq
    Hermux TantamoqSeries

    series · 4 books · 2000

    Fantasy and mystery & detective, set in secondary world.

    “The Hermux Tantamoq Adventures are a series of children's novels by Michael Hoeye which follows the story of a watchmaker mouse named Hermux Tantamoq, who becomes a detective.”

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    Start with Time Stops for No Mouse →

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