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Literary sagas are very common today, but few can match Harry Potter🇧🇷 Lord of the Rings and game of Thrones🇧🇷 But not only from this triad does the nerd world live: many other epic adventures, strange languages ​​and dangerous universes have perpetuated the imagination of many teenagers since the 1950s (amazing!)… passing through 1990, 2000 and 2010.
It can be a little difficult to remember them all. So, to refresh your memory, we at awesome.club We separate 10 book sagas that forever changed the nerd world and became literary icons. Check out!
The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis — Publisher WFM Martins Fontes
The Chronicles of Narnia is a set of books written by CS Lewis from 1949 to 1954. The content is closely linked to what we see in The Lord of the Rings, as its two authors were longtime friends. The saga has several stories that have the fantastic world of Narnia as their main link. The most popular of these, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, features 4 siblings who discover a passage to Narnia while visiting a distant family member in the English countryside. The magic and fantasy portrayed in The Chronicles of Narnia resonate to this day through other literary works and it is not difficult to see authors like Neil Gaiman and J. K. Rowling referencing the tales in their writing. Despite being iconic and influential in the literary world, the work only won a film adaptation in 2005.
Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien — Harper Collins Brazil
Direct continuation of The Hobbit, released in 1937, The Lord of the Rings was published in 1954 and until today is one of the most acclaimed works of fantastic literature. Author JRR Tolkien, professor of philology in England, is forever considered the father of modern fantasy and his books influence thousands of others every day. Not only that, several adaptations have been made, including games, electronic games, radio programs, plays and even the acclaimed trilogy directed by Peter Jackson for the cinema. Frodo’s plot takes place in Middle Earth, a place full of fantastic and ambitious beings and where a group of brave warriors is tasked with eliminating a great evil on the rise. The Lord of the Rings is extremely current and can be read by people of all ages and interpreted in different ways. In the 1960s he was a great representative of nerd culture and dominates this field to this day. Recently, youtuber Josh Gad gathered the cast of the film to discuss the best moments of the saga in a live with more than an hour.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams — Editora Arqueiro
Father of nerd culture as we know it, Douglas Adams wrote The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 1979 and his references are still used today in thousands of contexts across the nerd world. Arthur Dent’s story is perpetuated by other unusual characters in even more unusual situations. In a scenario where Earth no longer exists, the characters must explore the Galaxy in search of knowledge and the meaning of the universe — which, by the way, is 42. The origin of the work is related to an old English radio program, which had its script adapted to the format we know today. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has become a great icon of nerd literature and today May 25th is celebrated as Towel Day, in his honor. The book series won an adaptation in 2005 and featured names like Zooey Deschanel and Martin Freeman in the cast.
Borders of the Universe
Philip Pullman — Editora Suma
The Frontiers of the Universe saga may not be well known by that name, but rather by its individual books — A Bússola de Ouro, A Faca Subtle and A Luneta Ambar —, which are important titles in the world of fantastic literature. In the series launched in 1995, author Philip Pullman works with the concept of the multiverse and the possibility of transiting between them. In the first part of the work, The Golden Compass, we meet Lyra, a 12-year-old girl who goes on an investigation to find missing children with her mentor, Mrs. Coulter. In the second part, The Subtle Knife, the author introduces the character Will Parry, a 12-year-old boy who lives in another dimension and who finds a knife capable of passing between parallel worlds. Finally, the third part of the plot, The Amber Luneta completes the story of Will and Lyra with an instigating chase involving the Church, angels and other fantastic beings The set of books makes several questions to society in an insightful way and is still much discussed in nerd literature. Recently, HBO acquired the rights to the saga and is working on a series with the same name. His Dark Materials, the original name of the books in English, already has a complete season and the second is already confirmed.
The Chronicles of ice and Fire
George R.R. Martin — Publisher Suma
Intrigues, fights, tricks, coups, wars and dragons. This is just a small summary of the vast world of A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic/fantastic saga written by George R. R. Martin from the 1990s. Divided into seven books, but with only five published, the plot tells the story of seven kingdoms ruled by only one king. When he dies, a real war breaks out between the territories to decide who will be the new monarch of the continent. Despite having been released in the 1990s, the saga A Song of Ice and Fire gained worldwide reach with the television series released in 2011 by HBO and quickly conquered space in nerd culture, being one of the most discussed today.
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling — Rocco Publisher
It can be said that Harry Potter has influence from all the books mentioned above. The world of magic created by JK Rowling began in 1997 and is still one of the most beloved franchises worldwide, especially in the geek/nerd universe. Despite the various discussions about the resemblance to The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter made his name and became a true phenomenon of the turn of the century. Its vast world is studied in several areas of knowledge, even becoming a doctoral theme! The adventures of Harry — the boy who survived — and his friends Ron and Hermione to stop the growing threat of Lord Voldemort are part of an extremely current work and, according to the author, a warning about the dangers of totalitarian regimes. The saga divided into 7 books resulted in 8 successful films and currently gives rise to a spin-off called Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Recently, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series, Bloomsbury — the original publisher of Harry Potter — released a special edition with the coats of arms of the houses, in addition to unpublished illustrations made by Levi Pinfold. In Brazil, a commemorative edition was also made by Rocco, with the right to a decorative box with illustrations made by Brian Selznick and Mary GrandPré that complement each other and thematic bookmarks.
Cycle of Inheritance — Eragon
Christopher Paolini — Editora Rocco
Also with clear references to The Lord of the Rings, The Inheritance tells the saga of a boy named Eragon who finds a dragon egg in a forest and discovers he is a dragon rider. The boy must go through several challenges to defeat King Galbatorix, who seeks to dominate the kingdom and dragons. Christopher Paolini’s work was released in 2002 and its success was instantaneous. As it unfolded, it was adapted into a movie, but unlike the books, it was not well accepted in the nerd universe. Recently, Christopher Paolini decided to revisit the world of Alagaësia and released a collection full of tales that take place before the events of Eragon.
Percy Jackson and the olympians
Rick Riordan — Intrinsic Editor
When Rick Riordan started writing Percy Jackson in 2005, he didn’t expect the incredible impact it would have. The author — who is now a former high school history teacher in the United States — decided to put on paper the stories he told his son diagnosed with ADHD. To create them, Rick Riordan was inspired by a creative writing activity made for teenagers where they should create sons and daughters of gods inspired by forgotten mythologies and Greek legends. Percy’s story introduces us to a 12-year-old boy with dyslexia and behavior problems, who soon discovers that the unusual situations he lives in are actually a consequence of his heritage as a demigod. It didn’t take long for the adventures of Percy and his friends to win the hearts of young readers around the world and for the series to enter the list of the most loved in nerd culture. Sarcastic, educational and really funny, the work and its author were so successful that he created four more literary sagas that embark on the Norse, Egyptian and Roman mythological worlds.
warrior cats
Erin Hunter — Publisher WMF Martins Fontes
British book series divided into 6 arcs, Warrior Cats was written by Erin Hunter, a group of authors who united under a single pseudonym. The first arc, called The Prophecies Begin and released in 2003, has 6 books that follow the adventures of Rusty, a domestic cat that joins the Clan of Thunder, one of the four clans of wild cats that inhabit the forest. The saga is so successful in the nerd world that it already has more than 70 works when its versions in manga, guides and special editions are added, becoming a landmark in children’s literature and a nerd icon.
Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins — Rocco Editor
In The Hunger Games, readers are introduced to a dystopian and complex world in which a 16-year-old girl must participate in a televised battle in which only the last survivor will emerge victorious. With criticism of society and current situations around the world, Suzanne Collins wrote the work in 2008 and took her inspiration from television itself, where she watched reality shows and reports about wars with the same level of importance. The books quickly gained prominence and spent more than weeks at the top of sales. The repercussion was so great that it caught the attention of Lions Gate Entertainment, which turned the series into a successful film franchise. The author released another book to complement the trilogy, called A Cantiga dos Pássaros e das Serpentes.
The epic world is constantly evolving and we nerds are always ready to welcome another great story to our bookshelves. Comment with us: which of these literary series was most part of your life? Was any left out? Leave it in the comments!
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