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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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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

DilvishSeries

series13 books1965

completed

Sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
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Start with Passage to Dilfar →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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Start with Elric of Melniboné →

includes The Elric Saga, Corum, Eternal Champion, Hawkmoon, Oswald Bastable, Warrior of Mars

Book of the IsleSeries

series7 books1977

About quests.

“Later volumes widen the cast and the kingdom's history while keeping the same mythic, quest-driven register.”
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Start with The White Hart →

The Broken SwordNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954

Mythic fantasy and epic fantasy, about elves, set in medieval.

“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
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The Immortal BrothersSeries

series4 books2015

Emotional in tone, about immortality.

“For centuries, Dethan has been trapped in a fiery inferno for defying the gods and snatching the power of immortality.”
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Start with Cursed by Fire →

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