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

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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 →

includes Earthsea Cycle

NightseerSeries

series5 books1989

Dark in tone, about revenge.

“A standalone fantasy adventure, it predates Hamilton's better-known Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Token for Celandine →

The Firekeeper SagaSeries

series11 books2001

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Jane M. Lindskold is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels.”
from the catalogue

Start with Through Wolf's Eyes →

Shifted WorldSeries

series3 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with Dragonsoul →

The Wizard KnightSeries

series2 books2004

completed

Epic fantasy, about transported to another world and coming of age.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Knight →

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