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universe163 books1923

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

StardustNovel

Neil Gaimanstandalone novel1998

Fairy tale retelling, about fae and coming of age, set in fairyland.

“Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirrlees.”
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The Princess BrideNovel

William Goldmanstandalone novel1973

Romance and adventure, set in secondary world.

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

series2 books1871

completed

About coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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Start with Redwall →

includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Picturebooks, Redwall Audio Version

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

includes Lumar, Canticle, The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Komashi, Warbreaker, Elantris, First of the Sun

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