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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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

series3 books1991

Epic fantasy, about dragons and wizards, set in secondary world.

“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Elvenbane →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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, The Genesis of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Fall of Shannara

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Lumar, Elantris, Cosmere non-canon, First of the Sun, Warbreaker

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic 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 →

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

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