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The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
About identity.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
The SwordbearerNovel
Glen Cookstandalone novel1982
About quests.
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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The Warrior Who Carried LifeNovel
Geoff Rymanstandalone novel1985
Epic fantasy, about dark lord and quests.
“Barbaric invaders had slaughtered her mother, crippled her father and brother, and left her scarred and barren.”
from the catalogue
Hyborian AgeUniverse
universe242 books1929
Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
from the catalogue
Start with Conan the Victorious →
includes Conan Universe, Kull of Valusia