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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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 →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.
“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
Jack of ShadowsSeries
series4 books1971
About quests and reincarnation.
Start with Jack of Shadows →
The Dark WorldNovel
Henry Kuttnerstandalone novel1965
About transported to another world.
“Roger Zelazny, author of The Chronicles of Amber, credits this book as being one of his primary influences during his youth.”
from the catalogue
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
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 →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
ShannaraUniverse
universe50 books1977
Epic fantasy.
“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 Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, The Fall of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara