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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

“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

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Lord of the IslesSeries

series10 books1997

completed

About quests.

“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
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Start with Lord of the Isles →

RiyriaUniverse

universe14 books2008

Fantasy, about friendship.

“Royce Melborn can pick any lock and end any life without troubling his pulse; Hadrian Blackwater is the finest blade in the kingdom and would rather sheathe it.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Crown Conspiracy →

includes Riyria Revelations, The Riyria Chronicles

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Dragonbone Chair →

includes The Last King of Osten Ard, The Dragonbone Chair Prequels

Boreal MoonSeries

series3 books2003

completed

Tense in tone.

“The four kingdoms in the Boreal Sea that have clashed since time out of mind.”
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Start with Conqueror's Moon →

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