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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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
Mythic fantasy, about fae and forbidden love, set in fairyland.
Bored of the RingsNovel
Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969
Humor, funny in tone.
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
The Search for DeliciousNovel
Natalie Babbittstandalone novel1969
Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.