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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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    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

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    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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    includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

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    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

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    includes Krondor's Sons, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Kelewan Empire, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga

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    The Codex AleraSeries

    series · 6 books · 2004

    About war and political intrigue.

    “Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”

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    Start with Furies of Calderon →

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    SparhawkUniverse

    universe · 6 books · 1989

    About quests.

    “Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Diamond Throne →

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    includes Elenium, The Tamuli

  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Reflective in tone.

    “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 →

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