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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, 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
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
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, Canticle, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Threnody, Komashi, Lumar
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Epic fantasy, emotional in tone, about identity.
Blood of LilithSeries
series1 book2025
Romantasy and dark fantasy.
“Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin.”
from the catalogue
Start with Terror at the Gates →
The City (Gemmell)Series
series2 books2013
Epic fantasy and grimdark, about war.
“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue
Start with The City →