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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
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 →
ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
Epic fantasy.
“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue
Start with Imaginary Friends →
includes A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara
The Ivory KeySeries
series2 books2022
Epic fantasy, about sibling rivalry.
Start with The Ivory Key →
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
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