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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.”
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

Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

About magic schools.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
from the catalogue

Start with Sandry's Book →

includes Circle of Magic (Tamora Pierce), The Circle Opens, The Circle Reforged

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“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