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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
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
The White Mists of PowerNovel
Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1991
Epic fantasy, about quests and court intrigue.
“Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”
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Blood and TeaSeries
series2 books2024
About vampires and found family.
“Hafsah Faizal's A Tempest of Tea introduces Arthie Casimir, a criminal mastermind whose renowned tearoom in the city of White Roaring doubles after dark as an illegal bloodhouse serving the vampires society fears.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Tempest of Tea →
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, The Stormlight Archive, Warbreaker, Elantris, Lumar, Komashi, Cosmere non-canon
Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries
series7 books2006
About con artists.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →