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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

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, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, about war.

“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

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Warbreaker, Elantris, Lumar, Threnody, Cosmere non-canon, Canticle

The Poppy WarSeries

series4 books2018

Grimdark and fantasy, about war.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Poppy War →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Fantasy, about war.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue

Start with Promise of Blood →

includes The Powder Mage Trilogy, Gods of Blood and Powder

The Song of Shattered SandsSeries

series14 books2015

Set in desert.

“Starting in 2015 with Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, the series was concluded in 2021 with A Desert Torn Asunder.”
from the catalogue

Start with Of Sand and Malice Made →

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