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Myth AdventuresSeries
series33 books1978
Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in secondary world.
“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue
Start with Another Fine Myth →
DiscworldUniverse
universe84 books1983
Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.
“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue
Start with Guards! Guards! →
includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Plays, Discworld Screenplays
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure, about quests.
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, 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
Bored of the RingsNovel
Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969
Satire, about quests.
Moongobble and MeSeries
series6 books2003
Fantasy and humor, funny and lighthearted in tone, set in secondary world.
Start with The Dragon of Doom →