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  • Cover of Kane
    KaneSeries

    series · 25 books · 1970

    completed

    Dark fantasy.

    “Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.”

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    Start with Darkness Weaves with Many Shades ... →

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  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic 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 →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Birthgrave
    BirthgraveSeries

    series · 3 books · 1975

    completed

    About revenge and identity.

    “The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Birthgrave →

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  • Cover of Gor
    GorSeries

    series · 41 books · 1966

    Science fantasy, about slavery and gender and society.

    “The Gor series repeatedly depicts men abducting and physically and sexually brutalizing women, who grow to enjoy their submissive state.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Tarnsman of Gor →

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  • Cover of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
    Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

    series · 11 books · 1977

    Epic fantasy, about quests.

    Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

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  • Cover of Moorcock's Multiverse
    Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

    universe · 102 books · 1961

    Set in secondary world.

    “The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”

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    Start with Elric of Melniboné →

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