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Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
series2 books2021
About enemies to lovers and political intrigue.
Start with Witches Steeped in Gold →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy.
“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
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.
“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
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
Spook'sUniverse
universe32 books2004
Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about monster hunting.
“The seventh son of a seventh son gets no say in the matter.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Spook's Apprentice →
includes Starblade Chronicles, The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US), Spook's Universe short fiction
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“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