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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, 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
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 Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
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
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, 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 →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
BirthgraveSeries
series3 books1975
completed
About revenge and identity.
“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Birthgrave →
Black Wolves TrilogySeries
series1 book2015
Epic fantasy, about redemption and war.
“SOME CHOICES CAN NEVER BE UNDONE.He lost his honor long ago.”
from the catalogue
Start with Black Wolves →