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series7 books2006

Fantasy, about heist, set in big city.

“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
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Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →

The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series

series2 books2024

Fantasy and mystery & detective, about murder investigation and family secrets.

“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
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Start with The Silverblood Promise →

Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
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Start with Conan the Victorious →

includes Conan Universe, Kull of Valusia

KaneSeries

series25 books1970

completed

Fantasy and dark fantasy.

“Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.”
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Start with Darkness Weaves with Many Shades ... →

The Legend of Eli MonpressSeries

series6 books2010

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Rachel Aaron's Legend of Eli Monpress follows Eli, a wizard and self-proclaimed greatest thief of his age, who teams up with a swordsman wielding a sentient magical blade and a shadow-stepping demon to pull off escalating heists.”
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Start with Spirit's Oath →

Brak the BarbarianSeries

series16 books1963

completed

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“John Jakes's Brak the Barbarian follows his own wandering barbarian swordsman, Brak, through sword-and-sorcery adventures modeled on the pulp tradition of the 1930s and '40s but original to Jakes rather than adapted from an earlier author.”
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Start with Brak the Barbarian →

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