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universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

series41 books1996

“Megan Whalen Turner's series expands from that single heist into court intrigue and small-scale warfare among a set of Mediterranean-flavored kingdoms, with later books often shifting whose perspective the reader trusts.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Thief →

The World of RiversideSeries

series72 books1982

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“The wider World of Riverside has since expanded into shared-world short fiction and anthologies, such as Swords of Riverside, contributed to by numerous other writers.”
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Start with Swordspoint →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Kelewan Empire, The Riftwar Legacy, Krondor's Sons, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows

The White Mists of PowerNovel

Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1991

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”
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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Start with Six of Crows →

includes The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows, The Grisha

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