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BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
About identity.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
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 Grisha, The Nikolai Duology
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
The SwordbearerNovel
Glen Cookstandalone novel1982
About quests.
NightseerSeries
series5 books1989
Fantasy, dark in tone, about revenge, set in secondary world.
“A standalone fantasy adventure, it predates Hamilton's better-known Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Token for Celandine →
KaneSeries
series25 books1970
completed
Dark fantasy.
“Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.”
from the catalogue
Start with Darkness Weaves with Many Shades ... →