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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.
“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 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, Krondor's Sons, Riftwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Kelewan Empire, Legends of the Riftwar
Shattered SeaSeries
series4 books2014
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
“Yarvi, el hijo menor del rey, nació con una malformación en una mano que ha llevado a todo el mundo, incluso a su propio padre, a considerarlo «medio hombre».”
from the catalogue
Start with Half a King →
The Codex AleraSeries
series6 books2004
Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, 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 →
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes The Grisha, The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
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