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Kyralia seriesUniverse
universe8 books2001
About wizards.
“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Magicians' Guild →
includes The Black Magician Trilogy, The Traitor Spy Trilogy
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows, The Grisha
The Tainted Blood DuologySeries
series2 books2023
Adventurous in tone, about rebellion and revolution.
Start with Forged by Blood →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Dark in tone, 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
The ScholomanceSeries
series3 books2020
Dark fantasy, about survival and wizards.
Start with A Deadly Education →
The White Mists of PowerNovel
Kristine Kathryn Ruschstandalone novel1991
Adventurous in tone, about quests and court intrigue.
“Synopsis -An innocent excited boy, a prince and heir, takes his first journey to the city.”
from the catalogue