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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and 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
GrishaverseUniverse
universe19 books2012
“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue
Start with Six of Crows →
includes Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha
Stonewater KingdomSeries
series2 books2025
Dark fantasy, about witches.
Start with The Knight and the Moth →
The Princess BrideNovel
William Goldmanstandalone novel1973
Adventure and humor, about quests.
Blood of LilithSeries
series1 book2025
Romantasy and dark fantasy, about political intrigue, set in big city.
“Estranged from her powerful family, Lilith Leviathan finds refuge in Nineveh, a district in the city of Eden devoted to sin.”
from the catalogue
Start with Terror at the Gates →
Red QueenSeries
series14 books2015
Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict.
“Victoria Aveyard's debut novel opens a four-book main sequence - Red Queen, Glass Sword, King's Cage, War Storm - plus the interstitial novella Cruel Crown and the epilogue novella Broken Throne.”
from the catalogue
Start with Queen Song →