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EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
About wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
Zimiamvian TrilogySeries
series4 books1922
completed
About political intrigue and court intrigue.
“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mistress of Mistresses →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
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 →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy
Celestial KingdomSeries
series4 books2022
Emotional in tone.
“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue
Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →
The Well at the World's EndNovel
William Morrisstandalone novel1896
Adventurous in tone, about quests.
The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series
series9 books2010
Dark in tone, about political intrigue.
Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →