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The Tainted Blood DuologySeries
series2 books2023
Fantasy and epic fantasy, tense and adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.
Start with Forged by Blood →
The Powder MageUniverse
universe19 books2013
Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue
Start with Promise of Blood →
includes Gods of Blood and Powder, The Powder Mage Trilogy
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Dark in tone.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
The Farsala Trilogy / The Book of SorahbSeries
series3 books2003
Fantasy and epic fantasy, tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
“Stories are told of a hero who will come to Farsala's aid when the need is greatest.”
from the catalogue
Start with Flame →
The Codex AleraSeries
series6 books2004
Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense and adventurous in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue
Start with Furies of Calderon →
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and 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 Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Riftwar Legacy, Kelewan Empire, Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Riftwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar