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The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
Grimdark.
“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Blade Itself →
includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness
Kyralia seriesUniverse
universe8 books2001
About wizards.
“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Magicians' Guild →
includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy
Mention My Name in AtlantisNovel
John Jakesstandalone novel1972
Sword and sorcery and humor, adventurous in tone.
“For Hoptor the Vintner, who considered himself a citizen of importance, things were going from bad to worse.”
from the catalogue
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
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
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Romance and adventure.
NovariaSeries
series6 books1968
completed
Adventurous in tone.
“The Novarian series is a sequence of fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp, published between 1968 and 1989.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Goblin Tower →