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The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“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 Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Krondor's Sons, Darkwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar
The Codex AleraSeries
series6 books2004
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.
“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue
Start with Furies of Calderon →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Dark in tone.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
About quests.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes The Tamuli, Elenium
The Tainted Blood DuologySeries
series2 books2023
Start with Forged by Blood →
The Powder MageUniverse
universe19 books2013
Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue
Start with Promise of Blood →
includes Gods of Blood and Powder, The Powder Mage Trilogy