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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

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Traitor Spy Trilogy, The Black Magician Trilogy

The ScholomanceSeries

series3 books2020

Dark fantasy, about magic schools and survival.

Start with A Deadly Education →

DeryniUniverse

universe44 books1970

Historical fantasy, about political intrigue, set in medieval.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
from the catalogue

Start with Deryni Rising →

includes Chronicles of the Deryni, The Childe Morgan, The Histories of King Kelson, Legends of Saint Camber, The Heirs of Saint Camber

Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

series7 books1984

Sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

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

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