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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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 →
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 Copernicus LegacySeries
series6 books2014
Adventure, adventurous in tone, about quests and magical artifacts, set in contemporary.
“While a work of fiction, it does incorporate some facts about Copernicus's history.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Forbidden Stone →
Watership DownSeries
series21 books1972
completed
About survival and found family, set in countryside & village.
“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue
Start with Watership Down →
Artemis FowlSeries
series15 books2001
About fae.
“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue
Start with LEPrecon →
Seven WondersSeries
series10 books2013
Fantasy and adventure, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in contemporary.
“Jack McKinley discovers a secret organization on a hidden island, and becomes the leader of a mission to retrieve seven lost magical orbs.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Colossus Rises →
The Secret KeepersNovel
Trenton Lee Stewartstandalone novel2016
Mysterious in tone, about found family, set in big city.
“As one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero.”
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