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  • 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 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, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy

  • Cover of The Poppy War
    The Poppy WarSeries

    series · 4 books · 2018

    Epic fantasy, tense in tone.

    “The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Poppy War →

    similar bywardarksecondary worldgrimdarkfantasy

  • Cover of Sundering (Jacqueline Carey)
    Sundering (Jacqueline Carey)Series

    series · 2 books · 2004

    Epic fantasy, about gods and dark lord.

    “The books portray a conflict between light and dark, with many of the common conventions of fantasy fiction.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Banewreaker →

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  • Cover of The Second Apocalypse
    The Second ApocalypseSeries

    series · 11 books · 2003

    Epic fantasy, about faith and religion and political intrigue.

    Start with The Darkness That Comes Before →

    similar bywardarksecondary worldgrimdarkfantasy

  • Cover of The City (Gemmell)
    The City (Gemmell)Series

    series · 2 books · 2013

    Epic fantasy, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in big city.

    “Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The City →

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