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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 Fall of Gondolin, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
Moongobble and MeSeries
series6 books2003
Fantasy and humor, funny and lighthearted in tone, set in secondary world.
Start with The Dragon of Doom →
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.
“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
Dragon Slayers' AcademySeries
series20 books1997
About magic schools.
Start with The New Kid at School →
Enchanted ForestSeries
series7 books1985
“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dealing with Dragons →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war.
“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