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  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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

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    series · 3 books · 2012

    Tense in tone, about psychic powers.

    “Kwaymullina's debut novel, it tells the story of a nearly utopian world after an apocalypse, where some people have begun to have magical abilities, and are persecuted and detained for it.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf →

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    The DevilsSeries

    series · 1 book · 2025

    Grimdark, about quests, set in mediterranean.

    “The audiobook, read by Steven Pacey, won an AudioFile Earphones Award.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Devils →

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  • Cover of Grishaverse
    GrishaverseUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 2012

    Fantasy.

    “Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Six of Crows →

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    includes Six of Crows, The Grisha, The Nikolai Duology

  • Cover of Railsea
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    China Miéville · standalone novel · 2012

    Fantasy and weird fiction, about quests.

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  • Cover of Narnia Universe
    NarniaUniverse

    universe · 38 books · 1950

    Fantasy and portal fantasy.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

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    includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures