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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
Forgotten RealmsUniverse
universe526 books1987
Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crystal Shard →
includes Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea, Forgotten Realms: Pools, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, Forgotten Realms: Moonshae, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords
Kyralia seriesUniverse
universe8 books2001
About political intrigue.
“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Magicians' Guild →
includes The Traitor Spy Trilogy, The Black Magician Trilogy
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Reflective in tone.
“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
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
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
About quests.
“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