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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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
The Tiger's ApprenticeSeries
series3 books2003
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
“Together they must keep the talisman from an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Tiger's Apprentice →
Watership DownSeries
series21 books1972
completed
About survival, set in countryside & village and our world.
“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue
Start with Watership Down →
The Fellowship of the TalismanNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1978
About magical artifacts, set in british isles.
“Astride his mighty war horse, he was pursuing a quest vital to the future of civilization.”
from the catalogue
House of SecretsSeries
series3 books2013
Portal fantasy and adventure, about transported to another world, set in contemporary.
“Rights to the book were sold in 12 foreign territories.”
from the catalogue
Start with House of Secrets →
Deltora milieuSeries
series53 books1993
Set in secondary world.
Start with Rowan of Rin →