If you loved
Books like The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien: what to read next, and why.
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The Hobbit
The lighter, shorter prequel, if you want to ease into the same world first.
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The Eye of the World
An epic fantasy that clearly grew from this one, with a similar village-to-quest opening.
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A Wizard of Earthsea A shorter, more spare high fantasy that shares the sense of ancient magic and moral weight.