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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

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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 →

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

Witch WorldUniverse

universe106 books1963

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Step through the Siege Perilous — the standing stone that answers only the hunted, those with nowhere left to run — and the fugitive is delivered not into death but into another world entirely.”
from the catalogue

Start with Witch World →

includes High Hallack, Estcarp, Witch World Stories, Witch World Secrets, Witch World Chronicles, Witch World: The Turning

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Start with Sabriel →

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