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A Song for ArbonneNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1992
Emotional in tone, about music and war.
Zimiamvian TrilogySeries
series4 books1922
completed
Epic fantasy.
“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mistress of Mistresses →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, 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
Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Warbreaker, Mistborn, Elantris, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Komashi, Lumar, First of the Sun
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy.
“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, Legends of the Riftwar, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows
DeryniUniverse
universe44 books1970
Tense in tone, 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 Chronicles of the Deryni, Legends of Saint Camber, The Histories of King Kelson, The Childe Morgan, The Heirs of Saint Camber