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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, 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

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

series11 books1995

Start with Sabriel →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“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 →

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

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

Forest KingdomSeries

series11 books1990

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The following books widen the cast around Rupert and the kingdom's court while keeping the same fantasy-adventure register.”
from the catalogue

Start with Hawk & Fisher →

Parallel UniverseSeries

series5 books1991

Fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Eliste is the pampered young daughter of the vicious Marquis vo Derrivalle.”
from the catalogue

Start with Illusion →

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