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DiscworldUniverse
universe84 books1983
Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.
“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue
Start with Guards! Guards! →
includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Plays, Discworld Reference, Discworld Screenplays
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries
series9 books2002
Lighthearted in tone.
Start with The Frog Princess →
Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries
series7 books2006
About con artists and heist, set in big city.
“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.
“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 →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
Bored of the RingsNovel
Henry N. Beard & Douglas C. Kenneystandalone novel1969
Satire and humor, about quests.