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

The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

series1 book2012

Epic fantasy, 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 →

PusadianSeries

series9 books1951

completed

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

“The Pusadian series is a sequence of fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp, begun in the early 1950s and written under the influence of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories.”
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Start with The Eye of Tandyla →

Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

series7 books1984

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
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Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes The Immortals, Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, The Numair Chronicles

Knight's WyrdNovel

Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonaldstandalone novel1992

Tense in tone, about prophecy and coming of age.

“Will Odosson sets out on a series of dangerous adventures after a wizard predicts that he will meet death before a year has passed.”
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