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universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles

GorSeries

series41 books1966

Science fantasy and sword and sorcery, dark in tone, about slavery.

“The Gor series repeatedly depicts men abducting and physically and sexually brutalizing women, who grow to enjoy their submissive state.”
from the catalogue

Start with Tarnsman of Gor →

WindhavenSeries

series4 books1975

Science fiction.

Start with The Storms of Windhaven →

The Roots of ChaosSeries

series3 books2019

Epic fantasy, about dragons and political intrigue.

“A Day of Fallen Night, set generations earlier in the same world, continues the Roots of Chaos cycle.”
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Start with A Day of Fallen Night →

The World of RiversideSeries

series72 books1982

About political intrigue.

“The wider World of Riverside has since expanded into shared-world short fiction and anthologies, such as Swords of Riverside, contributed to by numerous other writers.”
from the catalogue

Start with Swordspoint →

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