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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Elantris, Threnody, First of the Sun, Warbreaker, Komashi

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

“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, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Firemane Saga, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy

Throne of GlassSeries

series15 books2012

Epic fantasy.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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Start with Throne of Glass →

The Poppy WarSeries

series4 books2018

Grimdark and epic fantasy, dark in tone.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
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Start with The Poppy War →

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