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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
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 Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and 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
Black Wolves TrilogySeries
series1 book2015
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and redemption.
“SOME CHOICES CAN NEVER BE UNDONE.He lost his honor long ago.”
from the catalogue
Start with Black Wolves →
An Ember in the AshesSeries
series4 books2015
Epic fantasy.
“Sabaa Tahir's quartet, continuing through A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm, follows the two toward a reckoning with the empire that trained one of them to enforce it.”
from the catalogue
Start with An Ember in the Ashes →
Dirty MagicNovel
Carol Hughesstandalone novel2006
Dark fantasy and portal fantasy, about transported to another world and survival.