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

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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 →

includes Earthsea Cycle

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

Fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue

Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Dragonbone Chair →

includes The Last King of Osten Ard, The Dragonbone Chair Prequels

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

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue

Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes The Nicci Chronicles, Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus

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