Find your next SF/F read by mood

universe19 books1964

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

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

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

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

Fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue

Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

The Well at the World's EndNovel

William Morrisstandalone novel1896

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and 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

Soldier SonSeries

series3 books2005

Fantasy, about colonialism and coming of age.

“Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia.”
from the catalogue

Start with Shaman's Crossing →

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