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The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
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 →
includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness
Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
series2 books2021
Tense in tone, about enemies to lovers and political intrigue.
Start with Witches Steeped in Gold →
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
The ScholomanceSeries
series3 books2020
Tense in tone, about wizards and coming of age.
Start with A Deadly Education →
Stephen King multiverseUniverse
universe46 books1967
Dark in tone.
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Gunslinger →
includes The Dark Tower
Tender MorselsNovel
Margo Lanaganstandalone novel2008
Fairy tale retelling, about grief and loss and family secrets.