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universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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 →

includes Earthsea Cycle

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

Glory RoadSeries

series2 books1963

About quests.

“A veteran of the US military finds himself enlisted in a sword and sorcery style quest by a beautiful warrior empress from a coalition of different universes.”
from the catalogue

Start with Glory Road →

Howl's CastleSeries

series3 books1986

completed

Whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue

Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, The Numair Chronicles, Protector of the Small, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness

DamarSeries

series6 books1982

About coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Robin McKinley's Damar novels are set in a desert kingdom threatened by invasion from the north.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Hero and the Crown →

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