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universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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 →

includes Earthsea Cycle

World of Septimus HeapSeries

series12 books2005

About wizards.

Start with Magyk →

Jack of ShadowsSeries

series4 books1971

Science fantasy, about quests and reincarnation.

Start with Jack of Shadows →

Princess AcademySeries

series3 books2005

Hopeful in tone, about coming of age.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue

Start with Princess Academy →

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

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