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    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.”

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    Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

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    Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

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    Set in secondary world.

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    Start with In the Hall of the Dragon King →

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    Set in secondary world.

    “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.”

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    Start with Magician →

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    “The Meluhans believe that Shiva is their fabled saviour Neelkanth.”

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    Start with The Immortals of Meluha →

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