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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

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

  • Cover of Narnia Universe
    NarniaUniverse

    universe · 38 books · 1950

    Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “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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    includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

  • Cover of The Dark Is Rising
    The Dark Is RisingSeries

    series · 5 books · 1965

    Mythic fantasy, set in british isles and contemporary.

    “The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

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  • Cover of Grishaverse
    GrishaverseUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 2012

    Set in secondary world.

    “Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Six of Crows →

    similar byfantasyyoung adult+3 more

    includes The Grisha, Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology

  • Cover of The Alvin Maker Saga
    The Alvin Maker SagaSeries

    series · 15 books · 1986

    Alternate history, set in 19th century and north america.

    “In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Seventh Son →

    similar byfantasyhistorical fantasycoming of age+2 more

  • Cover of Damar
    DamarSeries

    series · 6 books · 1982

    Set in secondary world.

    “Robin McKinley's Damar novels are set in a desert kingdom threatened by invasion from the north.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Hero and the Crown →

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