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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, 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
TraitorsNovel
Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1993
Fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Two people love Emilio - the Golgoth, the king who raised the refugee boy; and Sheba, second to the throne of the Golgoth's deadly enemy, the Kingdom.”
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GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
Never Ever AfterSeries
series1 book2025
Fairy tale retelling and romantasy, about forbidden love and court intrigue.
“Life in the Iron Mountains is harsh and unforgiving.”
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Start with Never Ever After →
Winner's TrilogySeries
series4 books2014
About war.
“An aristocratic girl who is a member of a warmongering and enslaving empire purchases a slave, an act that sets in motion a rebellion that might overthrow her world as well as her heart.”
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Start with The Winner's Curse →
Nemesis (Anna Banks)Series
series2 books2016
Fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Princess Sepora of Serubel is the last Forger in all the five kingdoms.”
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Start with Nemesis →