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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

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Start with Sabriel →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue

Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

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

Parallel UniverseSeries

series5 books1991

Tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“Eliste is the pampered young daughter of the vicious Marquis vo Derrivalle.”
from the catalogue

Start with Illusion →

Tales from the Sinister CitySeries

series4 books2007

“Each book stands as its own dark, fairy-tale-style mystery rather than continuing a single plot, unified by setting and tone more than by recurring characters.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Black Book of Secrets →

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