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

  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

    “There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

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    includes Earthsea Cycle

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and 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 Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
    Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

    series · 21 books · 2009

    Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

    “The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Stolen Throne →

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  • Cover of Winterlands
    WinterlandsSeries

    series · 7 books · 1986

    About demons.

    “Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dragonsbane →

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  • Cover of Dragonslayer
    DragonslayerNovel

    Wayland Drew · standalone novel · 1981

    About quests and monster hunting.

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