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The World of TiersSeries
series9 books1965
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about immortality, set in secondary world.
Start with The Maker of Universes →
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
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.”
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
A Red Sun Also RisesNovel
Mark Hodderstandalone novel2012
Portal fantasy, eerie in tone, set in otherworld and islands.
“Fleisher and Stark meet the native Yatsill, consummate mimics who construct an elaborate society based on Victorian London, using details mined from the thoughts of their new visitors.”
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The Dark WorldNovel
Henry Kuttnerstandalone novel1965
Fantasy, about transported to another world.
“Roger Zelazny, author of The Chronicles of Amber, credits this book as being one of his primary influences during his youth.”
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RestoreeNovel
Anne McCaffreystandalone novel1967
Tense in tone, about transported to another world and survival, set in other star systems.
“Torn from Earth by a bizarre and nameless black force, Sara has no idea where she is or why she inhabits a beautiful new body.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Set in far future.
“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue
Start with Heavy Time →
includes Morgaine, Chanur, Mri Wars, The Hinder Stars, Company Wars, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration, Unionside