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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.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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

Nazhuret of Sordaling / Lens of the WorldSeries

series3 books1990

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy continues through King of the Dead and Winter of the Wolf, following Nazhuret further into the politics of a court he was never meant to be part of.”
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Start with Lens of the World →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: Pools, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea, Forgotten Realms: The Citadels

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic 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 The Riftwar Legacy, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, Kelewan Empire, Krondor's Sons, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows

The Lotus WarSeries

series4 books2012

Dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution.

“Land and sky have been poisoned by industrialization, the Lotus Guild oppresses the populace and the nation's Shogun is lost to his thirst for power.”
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Start with Stormdancer →

Night AngelUniverse

universe6 books2008

Dark fantasy, dark in tone.

“There are killers, and then there are wetboys — and the difference is that a wetboy never misses, because the magic in his blood will not let him.”
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Start with The Way of Shadows →

includes The Kylar Chronicles

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