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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“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, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy

TiganaNovel

Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990

Historical fantasy, emotional in tone, about identity.

The Acacia TrilogySeries

series3 books2007

About war.

“David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”
from the catalogue

Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →

The Poppy WarSeries

series4 books2018

Grimdark, about war.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Poppy War →

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Blade Itself →

includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

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