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New CrobuzonSeries
series4 books2000
Weird fiction and fantasy, challenging and dark in tone.
“The New Crobuzon books are three standalone novels by China Miéville set in and around New Crobuzon, a vast, corrupt industrial city in his invented world of Bas-Lag where magic, biopunk technology, and several sentient species coexist.”
from the catalogue
Start with Perdido Street Station →
The DeepNovel
John Crowleystandalone novel1975
Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and 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, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga
Iron WidowSeries
series2 books2021
Fantasy, dark in tone.
“Xiran Jay Zhao's Iron Widow reimagines the rise of Chinese Empress Wu Zetian as a mecha-piloting heroine in Huaxia, a futuristic reinvention of Medieval China.”
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Start with Iron Widow →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war.
“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
Zimiamvian TrilogySeries
series4 books1922
completed
Fantasy and epic fantasy.
“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →