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  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Fantasy and epic 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 →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Cosmere
    CosmereUniverse

    universe · 54 books · 2005

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Final Empire →

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    includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Canticle, Threnody, Cosmere non-canon, Lumar

  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    “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 →

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

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Fantasy and epic 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 →

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    includes Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Legends of the Riftwar, Conclave of Shadows

  • Cover of The Poppy War
    The Poppy WarSeries

    series · 4 books · 2018

    Grimdark.

    “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 →

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  • Cover of The Powder Mage
    The Powder MageUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 2013

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

    “Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Promise of Blood →

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    includes The Powder Mage Trilogy, Gods of Blood and Powder