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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
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 Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“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 →
includes Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Conclave of Shadows, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Demonwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar
ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue
Start with Imaginary Friends →
includes A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, High Druid of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes Elenium, The Tamuli
The Well at the World's EndNovel
William Morrisstandalone novel1896
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
Lord of the IslesSeries
series10 books1997
completed
Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
from the catalogue
Start with Lord of the Isles →