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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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.”
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Start with Six of Crows →

includes The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha, Six of Crows

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic 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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Serpentwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, The Firemane Saga, Kelewan Empire, Legends of the Riftwar

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes Richard and Kahlan, The Legend of Magda Searus, The Nicci Chronicles

The AncestorSeries

series4 books2017

About coming of age.

“The three novels tell the story of Nona Grey, a peasant girl with mystical abilities.”
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Start with Red Sister →

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