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series53 books1917

Science fiction and science fantasy, set in mars.

“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
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Start with A Princess of Mars →

City of BonesNovel

Martha Wellsstandalone novel1995

Science fantasy, about quests and ecological collapse, set in secondary world.

“Sand ship now traverse the routes once used by the great war galleons, and a glittering chain of city-states dot the Great Waste.”
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The Song of Shattered SandsSeries

series14 books2015

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Starting in 2015 with Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, the series was concluded in 2021 with A Desert Torn Asunder.”
from the catalogue

Start with Of Sand and Malice Made →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Canticle, Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Lumar, Cosmere non-canon, Elantris, First of the Sun, Warbreaker

The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

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

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 →

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

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