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Dark War Chronicles is 5 books, 2013–2016.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
World of Ice and Fire
Shannara
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Cosmere
Alliance-Union
Malazan
Hyborian Age

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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.”
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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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.”
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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy, about quests.

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
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What should I read after Dark War Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Dark War Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dark War Chronicles?: In the Light of the Moon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dark War Chronicles.
How big is Dark War Chronicles?: Dark War Chronicles is 5 books, 2013–2016.

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