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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 Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

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.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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Start with Elric of Melniboné →

includes Corum, Hawkmoon, The Elric Saga, Eternal Champion, Warrior of Mars, Oswald Bastable

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

About political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue

Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic 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

PaksenarrionUniverse

universe31 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“A sheepfarmer's daughter refuses the marriage her father arranged, walks off the farm with nothing but a good knife, and signs her name to a mercenary company's roll.”
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Start with Sheepfarmer's Daughter →

includes The Deed of Paksenarrion, The Legacy of Gird, Paksenarrion World Chronicles, Paladin's Legacy, Dragon's Paladin

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