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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
About 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
GodspeakerSeries
series3 books2007
About war.
Start with Empress of Mijak →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
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
Between Earth and SkySeries
series3 books2020
About prophecy.
“The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with Black Sun →
The Poppy WarSeries
series4 books2018
Grimdark, about war.
“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Poppy War →
Forgotten RealmsUniverse
universe526 books1987
Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crystal Shard →
includes Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: Avatar, Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Abolethic Sovereignty, Forgotten Realms: The Druidhome Trilogy, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster