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Universal CommonwealthSeries
series4 books1984
completed
Science fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about cloning and identity, set in secondary world.
“For one thing, it's unlikely that someone would go to the trouble to clone the average Joe on the street; more likely one would seek to duplicate a brilliant statesman, a scientific genius, a famous poet, or perhaps a legendary king.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Parallel Man →
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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
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
Jack of ShadowsSeries
series4 books1971
About quests and reincarnation.
Start with Jack of Shadows →
The Dark WorldNovel
Henry Kuttnerstandalone novel1965
About transported to another world.
“Roger Zelazny, author of The Chronicles of Amber, credits this book as being one of his primary influences during his youth.”
from the catalogue
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History