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

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

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.”
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Start with Magician →

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

Dragon TrilogiesSeries

series6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dragon Prince →

Boreal MoonSeries

series3 books2003

completed

Epic fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“The four kingdoms in the Boreal Sea that have clashed since time out of mind.”
from the catalogue

Start with Conqueror's Moon →

Seven Realms UniverseSeries

series8 books2009

Start with The Demon King →

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