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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

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

Anvil of the World UniverseSeries

series9 books1999

completed

Adventurous in tone.

“Kage Baker's stories and novels of the mysterious organization that controls time travel, The Company, have made her famous in SF.”
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Start with The Anvil of the World →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: Best of the Realms, Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy, Forgotten Realms: The Knights of Myth Drannor, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: The Cormyr Saga

The Parsina SagaSeries

series6 books1985

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“In the holy city of Ravan, a magic urn has been stolen from the Royal Temple.”
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Start with Shrine of the Desert Mage →

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