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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
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
The Charwoman's ShadowNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1926
About identity, set in secondary world.
Howl's CastleSeries
series3 books1986
completed
Adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
Start with Howl's Moving Castle →
Coloured Fairy BooksSeries
series13 books1883
completed
Fairy tale retelling, set in our world.
“Compiled with his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, the series collects nearly 800 stories in all and did much to establish fairy tales as a respected part of children's literature, inspiring many later imitators.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Blue Fairy Book →
The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
About fae and forbidden love, set in fairyland and secondary world.
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, set in secondary world.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle