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series1 book2012

Epic fantasy and sword and sorcery, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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

Dante ValentineSeries

series6 books2006

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, about demons, set in contemporary.

“Working for the Devil opens Lilith Saintcrow's Dante Valentine series with Dante, a necromancer-for-hire who reluctantly takes a job from the Devil himself: kill a rogue demon, Vardimal Santino, in exchange for her life.”
from the catalogue

Start with Working for the Devil →

RiganteSeries

series4 books1998

completed

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“Fierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth.”
from the catalogue

Start with Sword in the Storm →

BirthgraveSeries

series3 books1975

completed

Dark in tone, about identity, set in secondary world.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Birthgrave →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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 Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Krondor's Sons

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