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  • 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 →

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    includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

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    includes Demonwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Krondor's Sons, Legends of the Riftwar

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    About political intrigue.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Halfblood Chronicles
    Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1991

    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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  • Cover of Forgotten Realms
    Forgotten RealmsUniverse

    universe · 526 books · 1987

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “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 →

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    includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: Moonshae, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: The Empires Trilogy, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea, Forgotten Realms: Pools, Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga

  • Cover of Corona
    CoronaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1997

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Beneath the sacred gemstones of the Abellican Church — a ruby to loose fire, malachite to lift a body into the air, the soul-stone to slip free of it — a ranger raised by elves and the woman he loves stand against a waking demon.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Demon Awakens →

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    includes Demon Wars, Second Demon Wars Saga, Demon Wars Prequels / Saga of the First King, The Coven (R. A. Salvatore), The Buccaneers