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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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The Well at the World's EndNovel
William Morrisstandalone novel1896
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes Elenium, The Tamuli
ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue
Start with Imaginary Friends →
includes Heritage of Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
PellinorSeries
series5 books2002
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and chosen one, set in secondary world.
“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Bone Queen →