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series5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
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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 History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of the Lord of the Rings

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

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

The Craft UniverseSeries

series9 books2012

Urban fantasy and fantasy, about gods, set in secondary world.

Start with Three Parts Dead →

Breaking the WallSeries

series3 books2008

Set in contemporary.

“In an alternate world inspired by ancient Chinese lore and magic, Brenda learns about her magical ancestry after an attack on her father and finds herself among a band of orphans who each represent an animal from the Chinese zodiac.”
from the catalogue

Start with Thirteen Orphans →

KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

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