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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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes The Tamuli, Elenium
Lord of the IslesSeries
series10 books1997
completed
Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
from the catalogue
Start with Lord of the Isles →
The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries
series3 books1976
completed
Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →
The White Mists of PowerNovel
Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1991
Tense in tone, about court intrigue.
“Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”
from the catalogue
RiyriaUniverse
universe14 books2008
About friendship.
“Royce Melborn can pick any lock and end any life without troubling his pulse; Hadrian Blackwater is the finest blade in the kingdom and would rather sheathe it.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crown Conspiracy →
includes The Riyria Chronicles, Riyria Revelations