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The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries
series11 books1995
Start with Sabriel →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and 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
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, 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, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
Stephen King multiverseUniverse
universe46 books1967
Dark in tone.
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Gunslinger →
includes The Dark Tower
Empire of the VampireSeries
series3 books2021
Grimdark, tense in tone, about revenge.
Start with Empire of the Vampire →
House of HungerNovel
Alexis Hendersonstandalone novel2022
Horror, tense in tone, about class conflict.
“The plot follows the life of Marion as she becomes a bloodmaid in the titular House of Hunger.”
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