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

  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    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 →

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    includes Earthsea Cycle

  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    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 →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of My Father's Dragon
    My Father's DragonSeries

    series · 4 books · 1948

    completed

    Set in islands.

    Start with My Father's Dragon →

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  • Cover of Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
    Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

    universe · 14 books · 1988

    Epic fantasy.

    “Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”

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    Start with The Dragonbone Chair →

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    includes The Dragonbone Chair Prequels, The Last King of Osten Ard

  • Cover of Damar
    DamarSeries

    series · 6 books · 1982

    About coming of age.

    “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 →

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