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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
Kyralia seriesUniverse
universe8 books2001
Epic fantasy.
“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
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
About coming of age.
“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 The Immortals, Song of the Lioness, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Numair Chronicles
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Epic fantasy, about quests.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes Elenium, The Tamuli
Ixia & Sitia milieuSeries
series12 books2005
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
Start with Poison Study →
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