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  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “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.”

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    Start with Magician →

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    includes Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Conclave of Shadows, Kelewan Empire, Demonwar Saga

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

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    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 Sparhawk
    SparhawkUniverse

    universe · 6 books · 1989

    About quests.

    “Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Diamond Throne →

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    includes Elenium, The Tamuli

  • Cover of The Codex Alera
    The Codex AleraSeries

    series · 6 books · 2004

    About political intrigue.

    “Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Furies of Calderon →

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  • Cover of Shannara
    ShannaraUniverse

    universe · 50 books · 1977

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Imaginary Friends →

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    includes Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara