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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries
series4 books2021
Romantasy, about curses and forbidden love.
“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue
Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →
Howl's CastleSeries
series3 books1986
completed
Adventurous in tone.
Start with Howl's Moving Castle →
JulianSeries
series19 books1976
Dark fantasy and mythic fantasy, dark in tone, about demons.
Start with ["Ordnung", so pflegte der alte Ritter ...] (English) →
The Search for DeliciousNovel
Natalie Babbittstandalone novel1969
About quests.