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Bored of the RingsNovel
Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969
Humor, about quests.
DerkholmSeries
series2 books1998
completed
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.
“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
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
Lud-in-the-MistNovel
Hope Mirrleesstandalone novel1926
Eerie in tone, about fae.
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Komashi, Elantris, Lumar, Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Warbreaker, Canticle, First of the Sun