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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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.”
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Start with Six of Crows →

includes The Nikolai Duology, The Grisha, Six of Crows

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

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.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Kelewan Empire, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Legends of the Riftwar, Demonwar Saga, The Dragonwar Saga

The Percheron SagaSeries

series3 books2005

About gods.

“Thrust into the centre of this epic battle is Lazar, and his beloved Ana.”
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Start with Odalisque →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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

Tower and KnifeSeries

series4 books2011

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about court intrigue and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Treachery and betrayal characterize the struggle for power that ensues after the emperor of the Cerani Empire is afflicted with the plague that is sweeping the land.”
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Start with The Emperor's Knife →

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