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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 Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin
Enchanted ForestSeries
series7 books1985
About dragons.
“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dealing with Dragons →
DerkholmSeries
series2 books1998
completed
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.
“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →
Princess AcademySeries
series3 books2005
Hopeful in tone, about coming of age.
“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue
Start with Princess Academy →
Nevermoor / Morrigan CrowSeries
series4 books2017
Adventurous in tone, about curses and coming of age, set in big city.
“From copyright page: A cursed child destined to die on her eleventh birthday is rescued and whisked away to a secret realm called Nevermoor and given the chance to compete for a place in a prestigious society called the Wundrous Society.”
from the catalogue
Start with Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow →
The Neverending StoryNovel
Michael Endestandalone novel1979
Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.
“A boy enters a fantasy world through the pages of an old book, and he sets about trying to save its empress to keep the enchantment alive.”
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