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  • Cover of The White Mists of Power
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    Kristine Kathryn Rusch · standalone novel · 1991

    Epic fantasy, about court intrigue.

    “Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”

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    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

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    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

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    universe · 8 books · 2001

    Epic fantasy, about wizards.

    “Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”

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    Start with The Magicians' Guild →

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    includes The Traitor Spy Trilogy, The Black Magician Trilogy

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    universe · 44 books · 1982

    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 →

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    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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.”

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    Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

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    Dave Duncan · standalone novel · 1987

    Sword and sorcery.

    “Sald Harl would like nothing more than to soar on the wings of his noble eagle, but his youthful rides in the sky are cut short by an appointment to guard the prince.”

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