Series
Novaria
L. Sprague de Camp · 5 novels · 1 novelette · 1968–1989
The Novarian series is a sequence of fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp, published between 1968 and 1989. The series contains some of de Camp's most innovative works of fantasy, featuring explorations of various political systems, an inversion of the "rags to royalty" pattern characteristic of much heroic fantasy, a satiric look at the foibles of humanity through the eyes of a demon, and a consistently wry and ironic take on conventions of the genre that plays out by taking them to their logical conclusions. Another singular feature of the series is its frequent use of folk tales integrated into the plot to painlessly convey something of the background and history of the invented world. This device obviates the need for lengthy appendices, as in The Lord of the Rings.
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The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- The Reluctant King(3 works)
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
Novaria at the centre, 1 subseries around it, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1960s1
- 1970s3
- 1980s2
Shape
5 novels · 1 novelette
1 author · completed series
reads like:fantasypolitical intriguesecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedadventurousadult
Mood
Bright and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book6 of 6 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Goblin Towerdarkest · most intense
- The Emperor's Fanbrightest
- The Fallible Fiendcalmest