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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“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

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Dark in tone.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes Richard and Kahlan, The Nicci Chronicles, The Legend of Magda Searus

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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Kelewan Empire, The Firemane Saga, The Riftwar Legacy

The Codex AleraSeries

series6 books2004

Fantasy, about political intrigue.

“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.”
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Start with Furies of Calderon →

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