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  • Cover of The Kiesha'ra
    The Kiesha'raSeries

    series · 5 books · 2003

    About shapeshifters.

    Start with Hawksong →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy+5 more

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasywarpolitical intrigue+1 more

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • 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 →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy

    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 A Court of Thorns and Roses
    A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

    series · 6 books · 2015

    About fae.

    “There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

    similar bysecondary worldemotionalfantasyromantasy+3 more

  • Cover of The Empyrean
    The EmpyreanSeries

    series · 4 books · 2023

    Epic fantasy, about dragons and magic schools.

    “Rebecca Yarros's The Empyrean opens with Fourth Wing, following Violet Sorrengail as she's pushed into a brutal dragon-rider war college despite having trained for a different, less physically demanding path.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Fourth Wing →

    similar bysecondary worldemotionalfantasyromantasy+2 more

  • Cover of Kushiel's Legacy Universe
    Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

    series · 13 books · 2001

    Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

    “Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Kushiel's Dart →

    similar bysecondary worldemotionalfantasypolitical intrigue+2 more