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universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Canticle, Cosmere non-canon, Threnody, First of the Sun

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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

DeryniUniverse

universe44 books1970

Historical fantasy, set in secondary world and medieval.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
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Start with Deryni Rising →

includes Chronicles of the Deryni, The Histories of King Kelson, Legends of Saint Camber, The Childe Morgan, The Heirs of Saint Camber

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus, The Nicci Chronicles

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

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 →

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

Дозоры / WatchSeries

series6 books1998

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and eastern europe.

“Each book follows the Night Watch magician Anton Gorodetsky through a case that keeps threatening to unbalance that truce for good.”
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Start with Night Watch →

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