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NecroSeam ChroniclesSeries
series1 book2016
Set in underground & caves.
“When he saves the Death king's daughter from a yellow-eyed assassin, apprentice Reaper Xavier Devouh is thrown from a cliff and vanishes into the depths of the Ocean realm.”
from the catalogue
Start with Willow of Ashes →
JulianSeries
series19 books1976
Mythic fantasy, about deal with the devil and quests.
Start with ["Ordnung", so pflegte der alte Ritter ...] (English) →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and 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
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, 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, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries
series11 books1995
Start with Sabriel →
DiabloUniverse
universe24 books2001
Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.
“Between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells lies Sanctuary — a world that was never meant to exist, raised in secret by an angel and a demon who wearied of the Eternal Conflict and dared to carve out a refuge from it.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Order →
includes Diablo: The Sin War, Diablo III, Diablo IV