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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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

series13 books2001

About political intrigue.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
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Start with Kushiel's Dart →

Celestial KingdomSeries

series4 books2022

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
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Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
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Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld Plays, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Screenplays, Discworld Reference

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

includes The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Lumar, Komashi, Warbreaker, Canticle, Elantris, First of the Sun

Fionavar UniverseSeries

series5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
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Start with The Summer Tree →

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