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  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    About political intrigue.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar bydarkepic fantasysecondary worldwarfantasy

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of The Tide Child Trilogy
    The Tide Child TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2019

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world and at sea.

    Start with The Bone Ships →

    similar bydarkwarepic fantasysecondary worldfantasyat sea+2 more

  • Cover of The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    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 →

    similar bysecondary worldfantasy+3 more

    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    “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 →

    similar bydarkepic fantasysecondary worldwar+1 more

    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
    Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

    series · 11 books · 1977

    About quests.

    Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

    similar bydarkepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+1 more

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    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 →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+2 more

    includes Demonwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, Krondor's Sons