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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
World of Septimus HeapSeries
series12 books2005
Adventurous in tone.
Start with Magyk →
Myth AdventuresSeries
series33 books1978
Humor.
“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue
Start with Another Fine Myth →
DiscworldUniverse
universe84 books1983
Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.
“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue
Start with Guards! Guards! →
includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Plays, Discworld Screenplays
Enchanted ForestSeries
series7 books1985
About dragons.
“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dealing with Dragons →