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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    Fantasy.

    “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 →

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

  • Cover of Shannara
    ShannaraUniverse

    universe · 50 books · 1977

    Fantasy.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Imaginary Friends →

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    includes A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, High Druid of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Defenders of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, The First Druids of Shannara

  • Cover of The Dreamers
    The DreamersSeries

    series · 5 books · 2003

    completed

    Fantasy, about gods and dark lord.

    “The Elder Gods are not permitted to use their powers to kill, but the young Dreamers can use their dreams to predict and affect the future.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Elder Gods →

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  • Cover of A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer Cycle
    A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer CycleSeries

    series · 5 books · 2019

    Dark in tone, about demons.

    “The five-book series is told through interleaved, non-chronological narration rather than a single straightforward timeline.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Ruin of Kings →

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  • Cover of The Licanius Trilogy
    The Licanius TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2014

    About chosen one and political intrigue.

    “The three books trace how the old war's cover-up starts to unravel.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Shadow of What Was Lost →

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  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Fantasy.

    “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 →

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    includes The Dragonwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga