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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

“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 Tarnished CrownSeries

series2 books2014

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Karen Miller's The Falcon Throne opens a fantasy duology built around the fallout of a kingdom's succession crisis, tracking several rival claimants and their households through the political maneuvering it triggers.”
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Start with The Falcon Throne →

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

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“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

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus, The Nicci Chronicles

Heir DuologySeries

series2 books2024

“Heir and its sequel Empire braid their converging paths into a fight over who gets to inherit, and reshape, an empire built on unchecked ambition.”
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Start with Heir →

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