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  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

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    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

    “There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

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    includes Earthsea Cycle

  • Cover of Winterlands
    WinterlandsSeries

    series · 7 books · 1986

    About demons.

    “Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dragonsbane →

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

  • Cover of Halfblood Chronicles
    Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

    series · 3 books · 1991

    Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about elves and wizards.

    “Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Elvenbane →

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  • Cover of Dragon Trilogies
    Dragon TrilogiesSeries

    series · 6 books · 1988

    Epic fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

    “The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dragon Prince →

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