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GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Warbreaker, Mistborn, Canticle, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Komashi, Lumar, Threnody
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
Blood Over Bright HavenNovel
M. L. Wangstandalone novel2023
Dark fantasy and mystery & detective, dark in tone, about class conflict.
“Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.”
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Poison WarSeries
series2 books2018
Urban fantasy.
Start with City of Lies →
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
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 →
includes Kelewan Empire, The Riftwar Legacy, Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Krondor's Sons, Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows