More like Roland

anchored on:dark fantasydarksecondary worldfantasyquests

but

Narrow

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
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
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Blade Itself →
includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness
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
Empire of the VampireSeries
series3 books2021
Grimdark.
Start with Empire of the Vampire →
Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries
series11 books1977
Epic fantasy.
Start with Lord Foul's Bane →