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universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

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

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld Plays, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Screenplays

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes The Immortals, Song of the Lioness, Daughter of the Lioness, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Protector of the Small, The Numair Chronicles

Magic Kingdom of LandoverSeries

series8 books1986

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Written in 1986, it tells the story of how Ben Holiday, a talented but depressed Chicago trial lawyer, comes to be king of Landover, an otherworldly magical kingdom.”
from the catalogue

Start with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue

Start with Northern Lights →

includes The Book of Dust, His Dark Materials

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic 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 →

includes Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, Krondor's Sons, Riftwar Saga

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