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The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series
series2 books2024
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.
“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Silverblood Promise →
Blood Over Bright HavenNovel
M. L. Wangstandalone novel2023
Dark fantasy and mystery & detective, tense in tone, about class conflict.
“Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.”
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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
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, 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
Divine CitiesSeries
series3 books2014
Epic fantasy.
Start with City of Stairs →
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Epic fantasy.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Warbreaker, Mistborn, Canticle, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Komashi, Lumar, Threnody