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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.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Game of Thrones →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
“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 →
includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
The Poppy WarSeries
series4 books2018
Grimdark.
“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Poppy War →
The Acacia TrilogySeries
series3 books2007
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
“David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”
from the catalogue
Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →
The DarknessSeries
series6 books1999
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
Start with Into the Darkness →
GodspeakerSeries
series3 books2007
About faith and religion.
Start with Empress of Mijak →