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universe44 books1970

Historical fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in medieval.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
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includes Legends of Saint Camber, Chronicles of the Deryni, The Histories of King Kelson, The Childe Morgan, The Heirs of Saint Camber

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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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

The Broken EarthSeries

series5 books2014

Science fantasy, about ecological collapse and survival.

“N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is set on the Stillness, a single supercontinent wracked every few centuries by civilization-ending climate catastrophes called Fifth Seasons.”
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Start with The Fifth Season →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Warlock in Spite of HimselfSeries

series27 books1969

completed

Science fantasy.

Start with Escape Velocity →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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Start with Elric of Melniboné →

includes Eternal Champion, The Elric Saga, Hawkmoon, Corum, Warrior of Mars

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