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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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 →
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
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
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, Riftwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Legends of the Riftwar
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Fantasy, about quests.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes The Tamuli, Elenium
The Saga of RecluceSeries
series48 books1991
Fantasy.
“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Magic of Recluce →
The Codex AleraSeries
series6 books2004
Fantasy, tense in tone, about war.
“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue
Start with Furies of Calderon →
The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries
series1 book2012
Sword and sorcery, about quests and monster hunting, set in desert.
“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
from the catalogue
Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →