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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus, The Nicci Chronicles

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Start with Sabriel →

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Magician →

includes Riftwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Firemane Saga, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue

Start with Six of Crows →

includes The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows, The Grisha

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Imaginary Friends →

includes High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, The Defenders of Shannara, Heritage of Shannara, Word and the Void, The Genesis of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara

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