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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

Jack of ShadowsSeries

series4 books1971

Science fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

Start with Jack of Shadows →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: Starlight and Shadows, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Harpers, Forgotten Realms: Songs and Swords, Forgotten Realms: The Last Mythal, Forgotten Realms: Pools, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster

Castle AuburnSeries

series2 books2001

About court intrigue.

“Gold continues years later as an adult Coriel confronts the consequences of choices made in the first book.”
from the catalogue

Start with Summers at Castle Auburn →

EarthseaUniverse

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

Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

series3 books1991

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about dragons and wizards.

“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Elvenbane →

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