Find your next SF/F read by mood

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 Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Firemane Saga

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war.

“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

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.”
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Start with The Blade Itself →

includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

Wars of VisSeries

series3 books1976

completed

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about gods.

“The Storm Lord opens the trilogy, continued by Anackire and The White Serpent.”
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Start with The Storm Lord →

RiganteSeries

series4 books1998

completed

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

“Fierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth.”
from the catalogue

Start with Sword in the Storm →

The Broken EmpireUniverse

universe27 books2011

Grimdark, dark in tone.

“What looks like sword-and-castle medievalism is the ash of our own age, and the magic is only physics that learned to listen.”
from the catalogue

Start with Prince of Fools →

includes The Red Queen's War

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