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

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Blade Itself →

includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

DerkholmSeries

series2 books1998

completed

Whimsical in tone, about magic schools.

“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →

Assistant to the VillainSeries

series4 books2023

Lighthearted in tone, about enemies to lovers.

“ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General.”
from the catalogue

Start with Assistant to the Villain →

Dark Lord DaviSeries

series3 books2024

Adventurous in tone, about time loop.

“A hilarious fantasy adventure in which a young woman, who is stuck in a time loop, decides the best way to defend the kingdom from the Dark Lord is to become the Dark Lord herself.”
from the catalogue

Start with How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying →

How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy StepsNovel

Andrew Rowestandalone novel2020

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

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