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

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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 →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

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

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

series2 books1871

completed

About quests.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

DamarSeries

series6 books1982

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Robin McKinley's Damar novels are set in a desert kingdom threatened by invasion from the north.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Hero and the Crown →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

series12 books2005

About wizards.

Start with Magyk →

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