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universe19 books1980
About war.
“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
The RiftwarUniverse
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Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
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Start with Magician →
includes Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Riftwar Saga
GrishaverseUniverse
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“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Start with Six of Crows →
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Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about political intrigue and court intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Treachery and betrayal characterize the struggle for power that ensues after the emperor of the Cerani Empire is afflicted with the plague that is sweeping the land.”
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Start with The Emperor's Knife →
The Dagger and the CoinSeries
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About war and class conflict.
Start with The Dragon's Path →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
About war.
“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 Night of Knives, Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy