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  • Cover of Cosmere
    CosmereUniverse

    universe · 54 books · 2005

    Epic fantasy.

    “Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Final Empire →

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    includes Mistborn, Elantris, Warbreaker, Threnody, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Komashi, Lumar

  • Cover of Forest Kingdom
    Forest KingdomSeries

    series · 11 books · 1990

    Fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “The following books widen the cast around Rupert and the kingdom's court while keeping the same fantasy-adventure register.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Hawk & Fisher →

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  • Cover of Tales from the Sinister City
    Tales from the Sinister CitySeries

    series · 4 books · 2007

    “Each book stands as its own dark, fairy-tale-style mystery rather than continuing a single plot, unified by setting and tone more than by recurring characters.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Black Book of Secrets →

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  • Cover of The Last Legacy (James Logan)
    The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series

    series · 2 books · 2024

    About family secrets, set in big city.

    “Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Silverblood Promise →

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  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy

    includes Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, The Dragonwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Conclave of Shadows, Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga

  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy

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