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universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“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

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

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

World of Septimus HeapSeries

series12 books2005

Start with Magyk →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue

Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld Plays, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Screenplays, Discworld Reference

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Millennium's RuleSeries

series4 books2014

Epic fantasy.

“Trudi Canavan follows both of them as their discoveries chip away at what their worlds have taught them about magic, history, and who holds power.”
from the catalogue

Start with Thief's Magic →

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