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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy, about war, set in secondary world.

    “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 →

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    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy

  • Cover of The Inheritance (Jemisin)
    The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

    series · 9 books · 2010

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

    Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

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  • Cover of Fallen Gods / Godkiller
    Fallen Gods / GodkillerSeries

    series · 3 books · 2023

    Epic fantasy, tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

    “Hannah Kaner's Godkiller follows Kissen, who lost her family to zealots of a fire god and now kills gods for a living, until she meets Skedi, a small god of white lies bound against his will to a young noble and hunted by assassins.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Godkiller →

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  • Cover of The Waking Engine
    The Waking EngineNovel

    David Edison · standalone novel · 2014

    Fantasy and dark fantasy, about immortality and madness.

    “From the publisher's website The Waking Engine: Welcome to the City Unspoken, where Gods and Mortals come to die.”

    from the catalogue

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  • Cover of The Immortal Brothers
    The Immortal BrothersSeries

    series · 4 books · 2015

    Fantasy, about curses and immortality, set in secondary world.

    “For centuries, Dethan has been trapped in a fiery inferno for defying the gods and snatching the power of immortality.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Cursed by Fire →

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  • Cover of The House on the Borderland
    The House on the BorderlandNovel

    William Hope Hodgson · standalone novel · 1908

    Horror and weird fiction, eerie in tone, about madness.

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