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  • Cover of World of Ice and Fire
    World of Ice and FireUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    About war.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar byepic fantasypolitical intriguedarksecondary worldfantasy

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    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 →

    similar byepic fantasydarksecondary world+2 more

    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Path to Ascendancy, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of Sword of Truth
    Sword of TruthUniverse

    universe · 27 books · 1994

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Wizard's First Rule →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+4 more

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

  • Cover of Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
    Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

    series · 21 books · 2009

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

    “The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Stolen Throne →

    similar byepic fantasypolitical intriguesecondary worldfantasy+2 more

  • Cover of Cosmere
    CosmereUniverse

    universe · 54 books · 2005

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Final Empire →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+2 more

    includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Cosmere non-canon, Lumar, Threnody, First of the Sun

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

    similar byepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy+2 more

    includes Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Demonwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Legends of the Riftwar, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US]