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Kyralia seriesUniverse
universe8 books2001
Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Magicians' Guild →
includes The Traitor Spy Trilogy, The Black Magician Trilogy
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
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Elantris, Warbreaker, Lumar, Threnody, Komashi
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and 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 Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, The Riftwar Legacy, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, The Firemane Saga
Fortress (C. J. Cherryh)Series
series5 books1995
Adventurous in tone.
“Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words.”
from the catalogue
Start with Fortress in the Eye of Time →
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 →