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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 →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy+2 more

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

  • Cover of Cosmere
    CosmereUniverse

    universe · 54 books · 2005

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Final Empire →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+4 more

    includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Lumar, Warbreaker, Canticle, Cosmere non-canon, First of the Sun

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar bysecondary worldepic fantasyfantasywardarkpolitical intrigue+2 more

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Sword of Truth
    Sword of TruthUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 1994

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

    similar bysecondary worldepic fantasyfantasy+6 more

    includes Richard and Kahlan, The Nicci Chronicles, The Legend of Magda Searus

  • Cover of Paksenarrion
    PaksenarrionUniverse

    universe · 31 books · 1988

    Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “A sheepfarmer's daughter refuses the marriage her father arranged, walks off the farm with nothing but a good knife, and signs her name to a mercenary company's roll.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sheepfarmer's Daughter →

    similar bysecondary worldepic fantasy+4 more

    includes The Legacy of Gird, The Deed of Paksenarrion, Paladin's Legacy, Paksenarrion World Chronicles, Dragon's Paladin

  • 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 →

    similar bysecondary worldepic fantasyfantasy+4 more

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