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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, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
JulianSeries
series19 books1976
Mythic fantasy, about deal with the devil and redemption.
Start with ["Ordnung", so pflegte der alte Ritter ...] (English) →
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
Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries
series11 books1977
Epic fantasy.
Start with Lord Foul's Bane →
The Broken EarthSeries
series5 books2014
About ecological collapse.
“N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is set on the Stillness, a single supercontinent wracked every few centuries by civilization-ending climate catastrophes called Fifth Seasons.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fifth Season →
Zang CycleSeries
series13 books2006
Eerie in tone.
Start with The Persecution of Artifice the Quill →