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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US]
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, 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
BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
Dark in tone, about identity.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
Wars of VisSeries
series3 books1976
completed
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about gods.
“The Storm Lord opens the trilogy, continued by Anackire and The White Serpent.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Storm Lord →
Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries
series7 books2006
About con artists and heist, set in big city.
“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →