Find your next SF/F read by mood

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe →

includes Narnia, Narnia Solo Adventures

Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

series11 books1977

Epic fantasy, about quests.

Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“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

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

The Drenai SagaSeries

series15 books1984

completed

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about war.

“David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend.”
from the catalogue

Start with Legend →

WinterlandsSeries

series7 books1986

About dragons and demons.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue

Start with Dragonsbane →

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