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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, about political intrigue and 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

Dragon TrilogiesSeries

series6 books1988

Fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
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Start with Dragon Prince →

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
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Start with The Dragonbone Chair →

includes The Dragonbone Chair Prequels, The Last King of Osten Ard

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Fall of Gondolin, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

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

Alban SagaSeries

series4 books1983

completed

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“The Alban Saga is Peter Morwood's Horse Lords trilogy, the fantasy series he is best known for alongside his separate Tales of Old Russia books.”
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Start with The Horse Lord →

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