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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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

  • Cover of Sword of Truth
    Sword of TruthUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 1994

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

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    includes The Nicci Chronicles, Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus

  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    About war.

    “Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
    Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

    series · 11 books · 1977

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

    Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

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  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Fantasy and epic 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 →

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    includes Riftwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US]

  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Reflective in tone, 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 →

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    includes Earthsea Cycle