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universe44 books1970

Set in medieval.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
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includes Chronicles of the Deryni, Legends of Saint Camber, The Histories of King Kelson, The Heirs of Saint Camber, The Childe Morgan

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, 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

Ile-RienSeries

series12 books1993

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The Ile-Rien books are a series of fantasy novels by Martha Wells set in the fictional country of Ile-Rien.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Element of Fire →

The Daevabad TrilogySeries

series5 books2017

Epic fantasy.

“Nahri is a con artist and unlicensed healer working the streets of 18th-century Cairo who accidentally summons Dara, a formidable djinn warrior, during a fake exorcism gone wrong.”
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Start with The City of Brass →

The World of RiversideSeries

series72 books1982

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“The wider World of Riverside has since expanded into shared-world short fiction and anthologies, such as Swords of Riverside, contributed to by numerous other writers.”
from the catalogue

Start with Swordspoint →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

series13 books2001

Emotional in tone.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue

Start with Kushiel's Dart →

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