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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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    series · 7 books · 1984

    Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

    “Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

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  • Cover of Narnia Universe
    NarniaUniverse

    universe · 38 books · 1950

    Portal fantasy.

    “Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

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  • Cover of Sword and Sorceress
    Sword and SorceressSeries

    series · 34 books · 1984

    Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

    “As she explained in the foreword to the first volume, she created the anthology to redress the lack of strong female protagonists in the subgenre of sword and sorcery.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sword and Sorceress →

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  • Cover of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz
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    series · 11 books · 2007

    Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

    “Rather than one continuous novel, the series unfolds through linked novellas and short stories gathered into standalone collections, mixing swashbuckling action with dry, understated humor.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again →

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    Hyborian AgeUniverse

    universe · 242 books · 1929

    Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

    “Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Conan the Victorious →

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