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  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    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 →

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    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    “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 →

    similar bydarksecondary worldwarepic fantasy+2 more

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

  • Cover of Zimiamvian Trilogy
    Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

    series · 4 books · 1922

    completed

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue, set in secondary world.

    “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 →

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  • Cover of Grishaverse
    GrishaverseUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 2012

    “Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Six of Crows →

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    includes The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha, Six of Crows

  • Cover of The Acacia Trilogy
    The Acacia TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2007

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

    “David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →

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