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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 Elenium, The Tamuli
The White Mists of PowerNovel
Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1991
About court intrigue.
“Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”
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ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue
Start with Imaginary Friends →
includes Heritage of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Serpentwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Conclave of Shadows
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Dark in tone, about war.
“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