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DragonlanceUniverse
universe436 books1984
Fantasy.
“The gods have kept their silence over Krynn for three hundred years, and the world has learned to make do without them: the dragons are a nursery tale, the old clerics gone, faith worn down to superstition.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dragons of Autumn Twilight →
includes Dragonlance: Legends Trilogy, Dragonlance: Raistlin Chronicles, Dragonlance: The Dark Disciple Trilogy, Dragonlance Chronicles, Dragonlance: The Lost Chronicles Trilogy, Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Dragonlance: The Age of Mortals, Dragonlance: Heroes
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy.
“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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Fantasy, about political intrigue and war.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
Halfblood ChroniclesSeries
series3 books1991
Fantasy, about elves and dragons.
“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Elvenbane →
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Fantasy.
“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy
The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries
series1 book2012
Sword and sorcery, about quests and monster hunting, set in desert.
“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
from the catalogue
Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →