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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
The Wizard KnightSeries
series2 books2004
completed
Epic fantasy, about coming of age.
“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Knight →
SpellsingerSeries
series9 books1983
Portal fantasy, about quests and music.
“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
from the catalogue
Start with Spellsinger →
Incomplete EnchanterSeries
series23 books1940
Science fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and wizards.
“De Camp and Stasheff collectively oversaw the continuations.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Roaring Trumpet →
Dying EarthSeries
series27 books1950
Fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dying Earth →
The Ship of IshtarNovel
A. Merrittstandalone novel1926
Portal fantasy, about gods and quests.
“When he finally manages to crack open the rock, a mist escapes.”
from the catalogue