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  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Fantasy.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    “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 →

    similar byepic fantasydarksecondary worldwar+1 more

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

  • Cover of The Acacia Trilogy
    The Acacia TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2007

    Fantasy.

    “David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →

    similar byepic fantasypolitical intriguedarksecondary worldwar+1 more

  • Cover of Sword of Truth
    Sword of TruthUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 1994

    Fantasy.

    “Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary world+4 more

    includes Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus, The Nicci Chronicles

  • Cover of The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    Grimdark and fantasy.

    “What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Blade Itself →

    similar bysecondary world+3 more

    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    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 →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary world+3 more

    includes Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Kelewan Empire, Legends of the Riftwar, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Krondor's Sons, Demonwar Saga