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universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

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

Between Earth and SkySeries

series3 books2020

Fantasy, about political intrigue.

“The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.”
from the catalogue

Start with Black Sun →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue

Start with Magician →

includes The Dragonwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, Kelewan Empire

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Lumar, Cosmere non-canon, Threnody, First of the Sun

The Kingdoms of Thorn and BoneSeries

series4 books2003

Fantasy, about political intrigue.

“In doing so, she freed the race of humans - once taken from their distant homes and forced to wear the bitter yoke of slavery.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Briar King →

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