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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy.
“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 Poppy WarSeries
series4 books2018
Epic fantasy.
“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Poppy War →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy.
“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, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
The City (Gemmell)Series
series2 books2013
Epic fantasy, about rebellion and revolution, set in big city.
“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue
Start with The City →
The Age of RavensSeries
series2 books2019
War & military, about mecha and gods.
“The war between Almacia and the Empire of Kolakolvia is in its hundredth year.”
from the catalogue
Start with Servants of War →
The Second ApocalypseSeries
series11 books2003
Epic fantasy, challenging in tone, about faith and religion.
Start with The Darkness That Comes Before →