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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
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
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
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, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
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
Forgotten RealmsUniverse
universe526 books1987
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Crystal Shard →
includes Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: Avatar, Abolethic Sovereignty, Forgotten Realms: The Druidhome Trilogy, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet
The Poppy WarSeries
series4 books2018
Grimdark, 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 →
The City (Gemmell)Series
series2 books2013
Grimdark, about war.
“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue
Start with The City →