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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

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

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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  • Cover of Sparhawk
    SparhawkUniverse

    universe · 6 books · 1989

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

    “Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Diamond Throne →

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  • Cover of The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
    The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

    series · 1 book · 2012

    Sword and sorcery, about monster hunting, set in desert.

    “A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”

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    Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

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  • 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.”

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    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

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