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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy.
“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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Fantasy.
“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 →
includes Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Krondor's Sons, Legends of the Riftwar
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Fantasy, about political intrigue.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries
series11 books1977
Fantasy.
Start with Lord Foul's Bane →
ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
Fantasy.
“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue
Start with Imaginary Friends →
includes The Fall of Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, Heritage of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Fantasy.
“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 →
includes Elenium, The Tamuli