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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    About war.

    “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 →

    similar byepic fantasydarksecondary worldmultiple pov+3 more

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

  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Fantasy, about war.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar byepic fantasydarksecondary worldpolitical intrigue+3 more

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

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

    series · 9 books · 2010

    Fantasy.

    Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

    similar byepic fantasydarksecondary worldgodspolitical intrigue

  • Cover of The Poppy War
    The Poppy WarSeries

    series · 4 books · 2018

    Grimdark and fantasy, about war.

    “The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Poppy War →

    similar byepic fantasydarksecondary worldtense+3 more

  • Cover of Grishaverse
    GrishaverseUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 2012

    Fantasy.

    “Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Six of Crows →

    similar bysecondary world+5 more

    includes The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha, Six of Crows

  • Cover of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
    Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

    series · 11 books · 1977

    Fantasy, about quests.

    Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

    similar byepic fantasydarksecondary world