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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

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

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
    Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

    series · 11 books · 1977

    Epic fantasy, about quests.

    Start with Lord Foul's Bane →

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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy.

    “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 →

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

  • Cover of The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    Grimdark.

    “What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Blade Itself →

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    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of The Second Apocalypse
    The Second ApocalypseSeries

    series · 11 books · 2003

    Epic fantasy and grimdark, about faith and religion.

    Start with The Darkness That Comes Before →

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  • Cover of Corona
    CoronaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1997

    Epic fantasy.

    “Beneath the sacred gemstones of the Abellican Church — a ruby to loose fire, malachite to lift a body into the air, the soul-stone to slip free of it — a ranger raised by elves and the woman he loves stand against a waking demon.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Demon Awakens →

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    includes Demon Wars, Second Demon Wars Saga, The Coven (R. A. Salvatore), Demon Wars Prequels / Saga of the First King, The Buccaneers