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The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
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.”
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
BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
Dark in tone, about identity.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Grisha, The Nikolai Duology
Blood and TeaSeries
series2 books2024
Tense in tone, about vampires and found family, set in big city.
“Hafsah Faizal's A Tempest of Tea introduces Arthie Casimir, a criminal mastermind whose renowned tearoom in the city of White Roaring doubles after dark as an illegal bloodhouse serving the vampires society fears.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Tempest of Tea →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles