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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
About political intrigue.
“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
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
“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, Path to Ascendancy, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Serpentwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Krondor's Sons, Legends of the Riftwar
The Drenai SagaSeries
series15 books1984
completed
About redemption.
“David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend.”
from the catalogue
Start with Legend →
The Powder MageUniverse
universe19 books2013
Tense in tone, about political intrigue.
“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue
Start with Promise of Blood →
includes The Powder Mage Trilogy, Gods of Blood and Powder