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universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

BirthgraveSeries

series3 books1975

completed

Dark in tone, about revenge and identity.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
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Start with The Birthgrave →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
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Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Plays, Discworld Reference, Discworld Screenplays

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue

Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, 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, Witness Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy

The DreambloodSeries

series3 books2007

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Released on May 1, 2012 by Orbit Books, The Killing Moon centers on a series of murders and a potential magic war.”
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Start with The Killing Moon →

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