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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries
series4 books1922
completed
About political intrigue.
“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mistress of Mistresses →
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Final Empire →
includes Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Lumar, Komashi, Elantris, First of the Sun, Canticle
EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
About wizards.
“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →
includes Earthsea Cycle
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Dark in tone, about political intrigue and 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
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue
Start with Magician →
includes Kelewan Empire, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Riftwar Legacy, Conclave of Shadows