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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
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
The Broken SwordNovel
Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954
About curses, set in medieval.
“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
from the catalogue
Sundering (Jacqueline Carey)Series
series2 books2004
About war and dark lord.
“The books portray a conflict between light and dark, with many of the common conventions of fantasy fiction.”
from the catalogue
Start with Banewreaker →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
About war.
“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gardens of the Moon →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series
series9 books2010
About political intrigue.
Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →
Between Earth and SkySeries
series3 books2020
About political intrigue.
“The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Black Sun →