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

GiftwishSeries

series2 books1980

completed

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about prophecy and quests, set in secondary world and mountains.

“WorldCat: A peasant lad from the coast of Feydom, said to fulfill an ancient prophecy but really intended to be a sacrificial victim, travels to the mountains where he confronts the Necromancer, the shadow of evil.”
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SpiderlightNovel

Adrian Tchaikovskystandalone novel2016

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous and dark in tone, about prophecy and dark lord, set in secondary world.

The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

series3 books1976

completed

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

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
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Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and 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 A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, Heritage of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara

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

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