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  • Cover of Discworld
    DiscworldUniverse

    universe · 84 books · 1983

    Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

    “Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Guards! Guards! →

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    includes Discworld omnibuses, Discworld - Young Sam's books, Discworld Plays, Discworld Reference, Discworld Screenplays

  • Cover of The Princess Bride
    The Princess BrideNovel

    William Goldman · standalone novel · 1973

    Adventure and humor, about quests.

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  • Cover of Tales of the Frog Princess
    Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

    series · 9 books · 2002

    Lighthearted in tone.

    Start with The Frog Princess →

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  • Cover of Gentleman Bastard Sequence
    Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries

    series · 7 books · 2006

    About con artists and heist, set in big city.

    “The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →

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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, 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 →

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    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Blade Itself →

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