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MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
“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
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 and fantasy.
“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
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
Fantasy.
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows, The Grisha
A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer CycleSeries
series5 books2019
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about demons, set in secondary world.
“The five-book series is told through interleaved, non-chronological narration rather than a single straightforward timeline.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Ruin of Kings →
The Second ApocalypseSeries
series11 books2003
Grimdark and fantasy, about faith and religion and political intrigue.
Start with The Darkness That Comes Before →