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universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.

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

Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

series13 books2001

Emotional in tone, about political intrigue.

“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 →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

LightbringerSeries

series5 books2010

Epic fantasy.

Start with The Black Prism →

Dragon King (Stephen R. Lawhead)Series

series3 books1982

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Stephen Lawhead's Dragon King trilogy opens with young temple acolyte Quentin sheltering a dying knight who begs him to carry on a quest to protect the Dragon King's realm of Mensandor.”
from the catalogue

Start with In the Hall of the Dragon King →

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