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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
About political intrigue.
“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
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
“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, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries
series11 books1977
About quests.
Start with Lord Foul's Bane →
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
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 →
includes Riftwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Legends of the Riftwar
Forgotten RealmsUniverse
universe526 books1987
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crystal Shard →
includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: Moonshae, Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Empires Trilogy, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: Pools