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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
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Kyralia seriesUniverse
universe8 books2001
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.
“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Magicians' Guild →
includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy
Ile-RienSeries
series12 books1993
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“The Ile-Rien books are a series of fantasy novels by Martha Wells set in the fictional country of Ile-Rien.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Element of Fire →
Wizard WorldSeries
series3 books1980
Adventurous in tone, about identity.
“Torn between the two, Pol has to master an art he was never trained for in order to survive his own inheritance.”
from the catalogue
Start with Changeling →
The Goblin MirrorNovel
C. J. Cherryhstandalone novel1992
Adventurous in tone, about fae and magical artifacts.