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universe8 books2001

About wizards and political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

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

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

includes Earthsea Cycle

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and 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 →

includes Riftwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Firemane Saga, Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Serpentwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Kelewan Empire

LightbringerSeries

series5 books2010

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Black Prism →

HierarchySeries

series2 books2023

About political intrigue and class conflict.

“James Islington's Hierarchy series opens with The Will of the Many, set in the Catenan Republic, an empire built on 'Will' — citizens' personal strength and drive, ceded upward to those in power.”
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Start with The Will of the Many →

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