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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries

series7 books2006

About con artists and heist, set in big city.

“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
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Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Start with Six of Crows →

includes Six of Crows, The Grisha, The Nikolai Duology

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Canticle, First of the Sun, Cosmere non-canon, Threnody

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

About wizards.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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Start with The Magicians' Guild →

includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, Song of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles, Protector of the Small

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