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  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

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    includes Earthsea Cycle

  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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    includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin

  • Cover of The Dragon's Boy
    The Dragon's BoyNovel

    Jane Yolen · standalone novel · 1990

    Mythic fantasy, about dragons and coming of age.

    “Young Arthur meets a dragon and comes to accept him as a friend and mentor.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of Riyria
    RiyriaUniverse

    universe · 14 books · 2008

    Adventurous in tone.

    “Royce Melborn can pick any lock and end any life without troubling his pulse; Hadrian Blackwater is the finest blade in the kingdom and would rather sheathe it.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Crown Conspiracy →

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    includes The Riyria Chronicles, Riyria Revelations

  • Cover of Ranger's Apprentice
    Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

    universe · 42 books · 2004

    Adventure, adventurous in tone.

    “A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Tournament at Gorlan →

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    includes Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years, Brotherband Chronicles, Ranger's Apprentice short fiction

  • Cover of Legends & Lattes
    Legends & LattesSeries

    series · 9 books · 2022

    Cozy fantasy, relaxing and lighthearted in tone, about found family.

    “Travis Baldree's cozy fantasy series follows Viv, a battle-worn orc mercenary who trades her sword for an apron to open the first coffeehouse in the city of Thune, winning over skeptical customers and a rival guild alike.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes →

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