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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Start with Six of Crows →

includes The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows, The Grisha

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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Kelewan Empire, Legends of the Riftwar, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Krondor's Sons

ElfhameSeries

series7 books2018

About fae, set in fairyland.

Start with The Cruel Prince →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

series13 books2001

Emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
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Start with Kushiel's Dart →

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