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universe163 books1923

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 →

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

The Faerie QueeneNovel

Edmund Spenserstandalone novel1590

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about faith and religion.

Night's DaughterNovel

Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1985

Fantasy, about forbidden love.

“Since time immemorial, when the Serpent-lord coupled in the Great Rite with the Priestess of the Night, the Kingdoms of Light and Dark, of Sun and of Moon have been at war.”
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The Iron RingNovel

Lloyd Alexanderstandalone novel1997

Fantasy, about class conflict.

“The caste system of India is one ground for conflict in the novel.”
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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy.

“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.”
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Start with Imaginary Friends →

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

The Way Past WinterNovel

Kiran Millwood Hargravestandalone novel2018

Fantasy, about survival, set in mountains.

“One night, a fur-clad stranger arrives seeking shelter for himself and his men.”
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