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Malazan
Cosmere
World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
The Poppy War
The Powder Mage
His Dark Materials
The Circle of the World
Renshai Universe

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

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

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark and epic fantasy, about war.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
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The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

Renshai UniverseSeries

seriesMickey Zucker Reichert9 books1992

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone.

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What should I read after These Monstrous Gods?: Malazan — the closest match to These Monstrous Gods on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with These Monstrous Gods?: To Cage a God. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for These Monstrous Gods.
How big is These Monstrous Gods?: These Monstrous Gods is 1 book, from 2024.

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