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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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    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

  • Cover of Howl's Castle
    Howl's CastleSeries

    series · 3 books · 1986

    completed

    Adventurous in tone.

    Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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  • Cover of Dying Earth
    Dying EarthSeries

    series · 27 books · 1950

    About wizards.

    “Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Dying Earth →

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  • Cover of Five Children Universe
    Five Children UniverseSeries

    series · 27 books · 1902

    completed

    Set in early 20th century and british isles.

    “Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Five Children and It →

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  • Cover of The Wednesday Tales
    The Wednesday TalesSeries

    series · 3 books · 2006

    Adventurous in tone, about quests.

    Start with The Palace of Laughter →

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  • Cover of The Quest of the Riddle-Master
    The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

    series · 3 books · 1976

    completed

    Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

    “Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

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