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universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

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

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“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 Queen of the TearlingSeries

series4 books2014

About political intrigue.

“Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling trilogy follows Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, heir to a struggling kingdom on a future landmass, as she's thrust from hiding into a throne threatened by more powerful neighboring realms.”
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Start with The Queen of the Tearling →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

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.”
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Start with Magician →

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

Throne of GlassSeries

series15 books2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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Start with Throne of Glass →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

includes The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Elantris, Lumar, Warbreaker, Canticle, Cosmere non-canon, First of the Sun

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