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Allan QuatermainSeries
series25 books1885
Set in africa.
“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
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universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
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includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin
TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Set in early 20th century.
“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
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Start with Tarzan of the Apes →
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Set in africa.
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Fantasy, about survival, set in lost world.