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  • Cover of Sword of Truth
    Sword of TruthUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 1994

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

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

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

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, 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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

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    includes Serpentwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Kelewan Empire, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Riftwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows

  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Dark in tone, about war.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Sparhawk
    SparhawkUniverse

    universe · 6 books · 1989

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

    “Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Diamond Throne →

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    includes Elenium, The Tamuli

  • Cover of Dragon Trilogies
    Dragon TrilogiesSeries

    series · 6 books · 1988

    About dragons.

    “The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”

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    Start with Dragon Prince →

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