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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.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
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Start with The Blade Itself →

includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
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Start with Guards! Guards! →

includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Reference, Discworld Plays, Discworld Screenplays

GruntsSeries

series2 books1992

Satire.

Start with Grunts! →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: The Cormyr Saga, Brimstone Angels, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea, Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“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

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