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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue.

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

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    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Tolkien's legendarium
    Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

    universe · 163 books · 1923

    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 →

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    includes The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy.

    “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 →

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

  • Cover of Rigante
    RiganteSeries

    series · 4 books · 1998

    completed

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

    “Fierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Sword in the Storm →

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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

    “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 →

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

  • Cover of Forgotten Realms
    Forgotten RealmsUniverse

    universe · 526 books · 1987

    Epic fantasy.

    “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 →

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    includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Twilight Giants Trilogy, Forgotten Realms: The Year of Rogue Dragons, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea, Forgotten Realms: The Empires Trilogy, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: Nobles, Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen