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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, 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

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.”
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Start with The Blade Itself →

includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
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Start with The Gunslinger →

includes The Dark Tower

Night AngelUniverse

universe6 books2008

Dark and tense in tone, about assassins.

“There are killers, and then there are wetboys — and the difference is that a wetboy never misses, because the magic in his blood will not let him.”
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Start with The Way of Shadows →

includes The Kylar Chronicles

Black JewelsSeries

series23 books1998

Dark in tone.

“In the time ago, before there were The Blood, at the end of the Age of Dragons...”
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Start with Weaver of Dreams →

Tender MorselsNovel

Margo Lanaganstandalone novel2008

Fairy tale retelling, dark in tone, about grief and loss and family secrets.

More like The Beastly King