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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 Poppy WarSeries
series4 books2018
Grimdark and 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 →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.
“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 Age of RavensSeries
series2 books2019
Grimdark, 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 DarknessSeries
series6 books1999
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.
Start with Into the Darkness →
DemontechSeries
series7 books2002
completed
Fantasy, tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
“David Sherman was an American novelist who dealt overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level.”
from the catalogue
Start with Onslaught →