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

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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Start with The Diamond Throne →

includes Elenium, The Tamuli

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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 The Riftwar Legacy, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Krondor's Sons, Kelewan Empire, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US]

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Lumar, Warbreaker, Canticle, First of the Sun, Threnody

The Banned and the BanishedSeries

series5 books1998

About dark lord and chosen one.

“Rollins' experiences and expertise as an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver have provided content for some of his novels, which are often set in underground or underwater locations.”
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Start with Wit'ch Fire →

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