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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
Celestial KingdomSeries
series4 books2022
Emotional in tone.
“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue
Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →
The Ship of IshtarNovel
A. Merrittstandalone novel1926
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.
“When he finally manages to crack open the rock, a mist escapes.”
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The Willing SpiritNovel
Piers Anthony & Alfred Tellastandalone novel1996
About coming of age and faith and religion.
“Hari, a remarkably well-set-up young lad, has spent his entire life in a small village with his pious widowed mother, and the purity of his soul is largely uncorrupted by worldly sophistication.”
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SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Epic fantasy.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes Elenium, The Tamuli
The Shiva TrilogySeries
series3 books2010
Epic fantasy, about war.
“The Meluhans believe that Shiva is their fabled saviour Neelkanth.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Immortals of Meluha →