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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
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 →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Historical fantasy, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution and identity.
The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
Grimdark.
“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.”
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Start with The Blade Itself →
includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Dark in tone, about war.
“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →
includes The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“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 →
includes Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →
includes Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Elantris, Lumar, Cosmere non-canon, Canticle, Komashi