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universe8 books2001

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.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy

Blood Over Bright HavenNovel

M. L. Wangstandalone novel2023

Dark fantasy, dark in tone, set in big city.

“Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.”
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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

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

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, Warbreaker, Elantris, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Komashi, Lumar, First of the Sun

Uncommon MagicSeries

series2 books2015

Set in big city.

Start with A Pocket Full of Murder →

MaradaineUniverse

universe19 books2015

Set in big city.

“The tramlines of Maradaine run through everything — past the University spires, down the gaslit alleys of Dentonhill, across the cold marble of Parliament.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Holver Alley Crew →

includes Maradaine Constabulary, Maradaine Elite, The Streets of Maradaine, Maradaine Saga

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue

Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, The Immortals, Song of the Lioness, Daughter of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Numair Chronicles

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