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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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Lumar, First of the Sun, Cosmere non-canon, Warbreaker, Canticle

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

series4 books1922

completed

Fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

The Dandelion DynastySeries

series5 books2015

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The Dandelion Dynasty reimagines the rise of a dynasty as epic fantasy Ken Liu calls 'silkpunk,' blending East Asian antiquity's material culture and philosophy with airships, submersibles, and other invented technology.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Grace of Kings →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue

Start with Promise of Blood →

includes Gods of Blood and Powder, The Powder Mage Trilogy

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