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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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
RedwallUniverse
universe32 books1986
About quests.
“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue
Start with Redwall →
includes Redwall, The Tribes of Redwall, Redwall Picturebooks, Redwall Audio Version
ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
Epic fantasy.
“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, The Fall of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara
The Warrior Who Carried LifeNovel
Geoff Rymanstandalone novel1985
Epic fantasy, about revenge and quests.
“Barbaric invaders had slaughtered her mother, crippled her father and brother, and left her scarred and barren.”
from the catalogue
Deltora milieuSeries
series53 books1993
About quests.
Start with Rowan of Rin →