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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.”
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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
The Dark WorldNovel
Henry Kuttnerstandalone novel1965
About transported to another world.
“Roger Zelazny, author of The Chronicles of Amber, credits this book as being one of his primary influences during his youth.”
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The Broken EarthSeries
series5 books2014
Dark in tone, about ecological collapse and survival.
“N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is set on the Stillness, a single supercontinent wracked every few centuries by civilization-ending climate catastrophes called Fifth Seasons.”
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Start with The Fifth Season →
The Other Side of the Sky (Kaufman & Spooner)Series
series2 books2020
About gods.
“New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and a deadly love.”
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Start with The Other Side of the Sky →
City of BonesNovel
Martha Wellsstandalone novel1995
About quests and ecological collapse, set in desert and big city.
“Sand ship now traverse the routes once used by the great war galleons, and a glittering chain of city-states dot the Great Waste.”
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The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy.
“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 →
includes Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, The Riftwar Legacy