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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.
“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
The Poppy WarSeries
series4 books2018
Epic fantasy and grimdark, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
“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.”
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Start with The Poppy War →
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
The Second ApocalypseSeries
series11 books2003
Challenging in tone.
Start with The Darkness That Comes Before →
The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
Grimdark and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“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.”
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Start with The Blade Itself →
includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness
Twilight ReignSeries
series7 books2006
Epic fantasy and grimdark, dark in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.
“In a land ruled by prophecy and the whims of Gods, a young man finds himself at the heart of a war he barely understands, wielding powers he may never be able to control.”
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Start with The Stormcaller →