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The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Fantasy.
“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], Darkwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy, Conclave of Shadows, Kelewan Empire
The Codex AleraSeries
series6 books2004
Fantasy.
“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 →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Fantasy, 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
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Fantasy, about quests.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes The Tamuli, Elenium
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Elantris, Lumar, Warbreaker, Cosmere non-canon, Canticle, First of the Sun
The Powder MageUniverse
universe19 books2013
Fantasy.
“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue
Start with Promise of Blood →
includes The Powder Mage Trilogy, Gods of Blood and Powder