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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Start with Wizard's First Rule →

includes The Nicci Chronicles, The Legend of Magda Searus, Richard and Kahlan

The AncestorSeries

series4 books2017

Dark fantasy, about coming of age.

“The three novels tell the story of Nona Grey, a peasant girl with mystical abilities.”
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Start with Red Sister →

Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

series11 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Start with Six of Crows →

includes The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha, Six of Crows

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue and war.

“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

Soldier SonSeries

series3 books2005

Reflective in tone, about colonialism and coming of age.

“Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia.”
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Start with Shaman's Crossing →

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