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

  • Cover of Discworld
    DiscworldUniverse

    universe · 84 books · 1983

    Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

    “Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Guards! Guards! →

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    includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Plays, Discworld Reference, Discworld Screenplays

  • Cover of The Princess Bride
    The Princess BrideNovel

    William Goldman · standalone novel · 1973

    Romance and adventure.

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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

    “Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Path to Ascendancy, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of Myth Adventures
    Myth AdventuresSeries

    series · 33 books · 1978

    Humor.

    “After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Another Fine Myth →

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  • Cover of Mead Mishaps
    Mead MishapsSeries

    series · 3 books · 2021

    Romantasy.

    “Spice trader Cinnamon’s quiet life is turned upside down when she ends up on a quest with a fiery demon, in this irreverently quirky rom-com fantasy that is sweet, steamy, and funny as hell.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon →

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