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The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Fantasy and adventure.
RestoreeNovel
Anne McCaffreystandalone novel1967
About transported to another world and survival, set in other star systems.
“Torn from Earth by a bizarre and nameless black force, Sara has no idea where she is or why she inhabits a beautiful new body.”
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TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Fantasy, about coming of age.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
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.”
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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
Alliance-UnionUniverse
universe173 books1976
Set in far future.
“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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Start with Heavy Time →
includes Morgaine, Chanur, Mri Wars, The Hinder Stars, Company Wars, Hanan Rebellion, Era of Rapprochement, Age of Exploration
TransitNovel
Edmund Cooperstandalone novel1964
About transported to another world and survival, set in otherworld.
“As a human being - an Earthman - Richard Avery was not particularly successful.”
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