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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
RedwallUniverse
universe32 books1986
“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue
Start with Redwall →
includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Picturebooks, Redwall Audio Version
PusadianSeries
series9 books1951
completed
Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“The Pusadian series is a sequence of fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp, begun in the early 1950s and written under the influence of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Eye of Tandyla →
Knight's WyrdNovel
Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonaldstandalone novel1992
Tense in tone, about prophecy and coming of age.
“Will Odosson sets out on a series of dangerous adventures after a wizard predicts that he will meet death before a year has passed.”
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Sir Hereward and Mister FitzSeries
series11 books2007
Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“Rather than one continuous novel, the series unfolds through linked novellas and short stories gathered into standalone collections, mixing swashbuckling action with dry, understated humor.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again →
The Princess and the GoblinSeries
series2 books1871
completed
About coming of age.
“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Princess and the Goblin →