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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
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
Blood Over Bright HavenNovel
M. L. Wangstandalone novel2023
Dark fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone.
“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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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 Mistborn, Canticle, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Threnody, Komashi, Lumar
Blood of LilithSeries
series1 book2025
Romantasy and dark fantasy, about forbidden love.
“Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin.”
from the catalogue
Start with Terror at the Gates →
Parallel UniverseSeries
series5 books1991
Fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Eliste is the pampered young daughter of the vicious Marquis vo Derrivalle.”
from the catalogue
Start with Illusion →