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

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

series11 books1977

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about quests.

Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

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.”
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Start with Imaginary Friends →

includes A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara

ErithSeries

series4 books2001

Epic fantasy, about quests and fae.

Start with The Ill-Made Mute →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, The Dragonwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, The Riftwar Legacy, Kelewan Empire

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