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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    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 →

    similar bypolitical intriguefantasysecondary worldepic fantasy

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Zimiamvian Trilogy
    Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

    series · 4 books · 1922

    completed

    About court intrigue.

    “Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

    similar bypolitical intriguefantasysecondary worldepic fantasy

  • Cover of Tortall
    TortallUniverse

    universe · 25 books · 1983

    About coming of age.

    “In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

    similar byadventurousfantasysecondary worldyoung adult

    includes The Immortals, Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles, Song of the Lioness, Protector of the Small

  • Cover of Grishaverse
    GrishaverseUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 2012

    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 →

    similar byfantasysecondary worldyoung adult+3 more

    includes The Grisha, Six of Crows, The Nikolai Duology

  • Cover of Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
    Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

    universe · 14 books · 1988

    Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Dragonbone Chair →

    similar bysecondary worldepic fantasy+2 more

    includes The Last King of Osten Ard, The Dragonbone Chair Prequels

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Fantasy and epic 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 byfantasysecondary worldepic fantasy+2 more

    includes Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Firemane Saga