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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.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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

NevernightSeries

series3 books2016

About revenge and assassins.

“Set in the Republic of Itreya, it follows fledgling assassin Mia Corvere seeking revenge for her family.”
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Start with Nevernight →

Deepgate UniverseSeries

series5 books2006

Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

Start with Scar Night →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, Forgotten Realms: Avatar, Forgotten Realms: The Priests, Forgotten Realms: The Druidhome Trilogy, Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: The Shadow of the Avatar Trilogy, Forgotten Realms: The Twilight War Trilogy

The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

series9 books2010

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of the Lord of the Rings

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