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BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
About revenge.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Epic fantasy, emotional in tone, about rebellion and revolution and political intrigue.
GormenghastSeries
series6 books1946
completed
Gothic.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue
Start with Titus Groan →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and 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
East of MidnightNovel
Tanith Leestandalone novel1977
About body swap.
“Having exchanged identities, a ruler's consort and a slave discover they seem doomed to die in their new roles.”
from the catalogue
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle