Series↕ | Author↕ | Year↕ | Books↕ | Setting↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1954 | 3 | Middle-earth |
Harry Potter | J.K. Rowling | 1997 | 7 | Wizarding World |
A Song of Ice and Fire | George R.R. Martin | 1996 | 5 (ongoing) | Westeros |
The Chronicles of Narnia | C.S. Lewis | 1950 | 7 | Narnia |
Mistborn | Brandon Sanderson | 2006 | 7+ | Scadrial |
The Wheel of Time | Robert Jordan | 1990 | 14 | The Westlands |
The Name of the Wind | Patrick Rothfuss | 2007 | 2 (ongoing) | Temerant |
Earthsea | Ursula K. Le Guin | 1968 | 6 | Earthsea Archipelago |
The Stormlight Archive | Brandon Sanderson | 2010 | 5+ | Roshar |
His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | 1995 | 3 | Multiverse |
The Witcher | Andrzej Sapkowski | 1993 | 8 | The Continent |
Discworld | Terry Pratchett | 1983 | 41 | Discworld |
Percy Jackson | Rick Riordan | 2005 | 5 | Greek Mythology |
The First Law | Joe Abercrombie | 2006 | 9+ | The Circle of the World |
Eragon (Inheritance) | Christopher Paolini | 2003 | 4 | Alagaësia |
Malazan Book of the Fallen | Steven Erikson | 1999 | 10 | Malazan Empire |
The Dark Tower | Stephen King | 1982 | 8 | Mid-World |
Dune | Frank Herbert | 1965 | 6 | Arrakis |
The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1937 | 1 | Middle-earth |
Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas | 2012 | 8 | Erilea |
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