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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, 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
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, about war.
“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 →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
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
Blood Over Bright HavenNovel
M. L. Wangstandalone novel2023
Dark fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone.
“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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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 Mistborn, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Elantris, Threnody, Komashi, Lumar
Parallel UniverseSeries
series5 books1991
Fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Eliste is the pampered young daughter of the vicious Marquis vo Derrivalle.”
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Start with Illusion →