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universe163 books1923

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

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

About political intrigue and court intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

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 Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Krondor's Sons, Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga

The Broken SwordNovel

Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954

Mythic fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world and medieval.

“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
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