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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
Howl's CastleSeries
series3 books1986
completed
Adventurous in tone.
Start with Howl's Moving Castle →
The Emperor's OstrichNovel
Julie Berrystandalone novel2017
Adventurous in tone, about quests.
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
The Wednesday TalesSeries
series3 books2006
Adventurous in tone, about quests.
Start with The Palace of Laughter →
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, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Paladins of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara