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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
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
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy.
“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
Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries
series11 books1977
Fantasy.
Start with Lord Foul's Bane →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
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, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Historical fantasy, emotional in tone, about rebellion and revolution and identity.
GodspeakerSeries
series3 books2007
Fantasy, tense in tone, about war.
Start with Empress of Mijak →