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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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes Richard and Kahlan, The Nicci Chronicles, The Legend of Magda Searus

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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

Realm BreakerSeries

series3 books2021

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Victoria Aveyard's trilogy, continuing through Blade Breaker and Fate Breaker, sends Corayne out with a small band of reluctant allies on a race against the warlord's forces.”
from the catalogue

Start with Realm Breaker →

BeyondersSeries

series4 books2011

Portal fantasy, about quests and transported to another world.

“Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable--until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever seen.”
from the catalogue

Start with A World Without Heroes →

The Licanius TrilogySeries

series3 books2014

About political intrigue.

“The three books trace how the old war's cover-up starts to unravel.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Shadow of What Was Lost →

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