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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy

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.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Deepgate UniverseSeries

series5 books2006

Dark fantasy.

Start with Scar Night →

Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne UniverseSeries

series6 books2014

Epic fantasy, tense in tone.

“Skullsworn is Brian Staveley's standalone prequel novel, set in the same world as his epic fantasy trilogy The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne.”
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Start with The Emperor's Blades →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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Start with Elric of Melniboné →

includes The Elric Saga, Corum, Hawkmoon, Eternal Champion, Warrior of Mars, Oswald Bastable

NevernightSeries

series3 books2016

Dark fantasy, about revenge.

“Set in the Republic of Itreya, it follows fledgling assassin Mia Corvere seeking revenge for her family.”
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Start with Nevernight →

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