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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, 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 →
includes Earthsea Cycle
The King of Elfland's DaughterNovel
Lord Dunsanystandalone novel1924
Whimsical in tone, about forbidden love, set in fairyland.
A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries
series6 books2015
Romantasy, emotional in tone.
“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →
The Last UnicornSeries
series8 books1968
About quests.
“The Last Unicorn is Peter S. Beagle's 1968 fantasy novel about a unicorn who, believing herself the last of her kind, sets out to learn what became of the others.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Last Unicorn →
EaldwoodSeries
series4 books1979
Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about fae, set in secondary world.
“The Ealdwood Stories, also known as the Arafel Stories, are a collection of fantasy works by American writer C. J. Cherryh.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dreamstone →
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 History of Middle Earth, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings