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Mention My Name in AtlantisNovel
John Jakesstandalone novel1972
Humor, funny in tone.
“For Hoptor the Vintner, who considered himself a citizen of importance, things were going from bad to worse.”
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The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, Kelewan Empire
SparhawkUniverse
universe6 books1989
Epic fantasy, about quests.
“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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Start with The Diamond Throne →
includes The Tamuli, Elenium
The Codex AleraSeries
series6 books2004
Epic fantasy, tense in tone, about war.
“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 →
ShadowNovel
Dave Duncanstandalone novel1987
Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Sald Harl would like nothing more than to soar on the wings of his noble eagle, but his youthful rides in the sky are cut short by an appointment to guard the prince.”
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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.
“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