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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
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
New MagicSeries
series4 books1985
Fantasy and post-apocalyptic, adventurous in tone, about wizards and quests, set in far future.
“Convinced that a new age of magic is about to begin in the wake of the nuclear holocaust, a young resurrected Merlin and two friends set out to bring King Arthur back to the land.”
from the catalogue
Start with Winter of Magic's Return →
NarniaUniverse
universe38 books1950
Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →
includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures
Lord of LightSeries
series5 books1967
About reincarnation, set in other star systems.
“One of their own, called Sam, breaks with the pantheon to return forbidden knowledge to the ordinary people they rule, touching off a war among the self-styled gods.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dawn →
His Dark MaterialsUniverse
universe13 books1995
About coming of age, set in parallel universe.
“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue
Start with Northern Lights →
includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust
The Ship of IshtarNovel
A. Merrittstandalone novel1926
Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.
“When he finally manages to crack open the rock, a mist escapes.”
from the catalogue