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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy.
“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 Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
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 Dark Legacy of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Fantasy.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes Elenium, The Tamuli
The Well at the World's EndNovel
William Morrisstandalone novel1896
Fantasy.
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Krondor's Sons, Demonwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Riftwar Legacy
Sovereign StoneSeries
series4 books1999
Fantasy.
“Second in line for succession to the throne, Prince Dagnarus will have his crown...and his queen -- though his heart's prize is a married elfin beauty.”
from the catalogue
Start with Well of Darkness →