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

Celestial KingdomSeries

series4 books2022

Emotional in tone.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
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Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

The Dark Star TrilogySeries

series2 books2019

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“Marlon James's Dark Star Trilogy opens with Black Leopard, Red Wolf, in which a mercenary tracker is hired to find a missing boy and is drawn into a war between kingdoms across a continent built from African history and mythology.”
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Start with Black Leopard, Red Wolf →

The Shiva TrilogySeries

series3 books2010

Epic fantasy, about war.

“The Meluhans believe that Shiva is their fabled saviour Neelkanth.”
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Start with The Immortals of Meluha →

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon UniverseSeries

series3 books2009

Hopeful in tone, about quests and coming of age.

Start with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon →

Night's DaughterNovel

Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1985

About quests and forbidden love.

“Since time immemorial, when the Serpent-lord coupled in the Great Rite with the Priestess of the Night, the Kingdoms of Light and Dark, of Sun and of Moon have been at war.”
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