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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy.

    “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, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    Grimdark.

    “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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Blade Itself →

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    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

    “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 Alchemised
    AlchemisedNovel

    SenLinYu · standalone novel · 2025

    Horror and romance, emotional in tone, about amnesia.

    “Described as both dark fantasy, horror and gothic romance, and sometimes erroneously classified as dark romance, the standalone novel follows the life of a former alchemist, Helena Marino, as she recovers her memories of a civil war.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy.

    “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 Demonwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Legends of the Riftwar, Kelewan Empire, The Dragonwar Saga

  • Cover of The Second Apocalypse
    The Second ApocalypseSeries

    series · 11 books · 2003

    Epic fantasy and grimdark, about faith and religion.

    Start with The Darkness That Comes Before →

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