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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

DeryniUniverse

universe44 books1970

Historical fantasy, set in medieval.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
from the catalogue

Start with Deryni Rising →

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

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and 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.”
from the catalogue

Start with Magician →

includes Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Firemane Saga, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga

Dragon TrilogiesSeries

series6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dragon Prince →

Crown of StarsSeries

series11 books1996

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with King's Dragon →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue

Start with Northern Lights →

includes His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust

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