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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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.”

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    Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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    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

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue.

    “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 Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
    Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

    universe · 14 books · 1988

    Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Dragonbone Chair →

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

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    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 →

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    includes Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Demonwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, The Dragonwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows

  • Cover of Dragon Trilogies
    Dragon TrilogiesSeries

    series · 6 books · 1988

    Fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

    “The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”

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    Start with Dragon Prince →

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  • Cover of Dragonlance
    DragonlanceUniverse

    universe · 436 books · 1984

    Fantasy.

    “The gods have kept their silence over Krynn for three hundred years, and the world has learned to make do without them: the dragons are a nursery tale, the old clerics gone, faith worn down to superstition.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dragons of Autumn Twilight →

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    includes Dragonlance Chronicles, Dragonlance: The Lost Chronicles Trilogy, Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Dragonlance: The Dark Disciple Trilogy, Dragonlance: Heroes, Dragonlance: Rise of Solamnia, Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy, Dragonlance: Raistlin Chronicles