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Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990

Historical fantasy, emotional in tone, about identity and political intrigue.

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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, The Dragonwar Saga

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Tense in tone, about war and political intrigue.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
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Start with Promise of Blood →

includes The Powder Mage Trilogy, Gods of Blood and Powder

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Lumar, Threnody, Cosmere non-canon, First of the Sun

An Ember in the AshesSeries

series4 books2015

Tense in tone.

“Sabaa Tahir's quartet, continuing through A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm, follows the two toward a reckoning with the empire that trained one of them to enforce it.”
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Start with An Ember in the Ashes →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Path to Ascendancy, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy

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