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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
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, Protector of the Small, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles
Halfblood ChroniclesSeries
series3 books1991
Epic fantasy, about elves and dragons.
“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Elvenbane →
Dying EarthSeries
series27 books1950
Fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.
“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Dying Earth →
Angel MageNovel
Garth Nixstandalone novel2019
About angels.
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 A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara