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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar byfantasypolitical intrigue+2 more

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

    “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 by+4 more

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

  • Cover of Cosmere
    CosmereUniverse

    universe · 54 books · 2005

    Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Final Empire →

    similar byfantasy+2 more

    includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Canticle, First of the Sun, Threnody, Cosmere non-canon

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

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    Grimdark, set in secondary world.

    “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 byfantasy

    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic 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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

    similar byfantasy+2 more

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

  • Cover of Kyralia series
    Kyralia seriesUniverse

    universe · 8 books · 2001

    Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Magicians' Guild →

    similar byfantasypolitical intrigue+1 more

    includes The Traitor Spy Trilogy, The Black Magician Trilogy