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World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
About 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
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
About war.
“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 The Kharkanas Trilogy, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
TiganaNovel
Guy Gavriel Kaystandalone novel1990
Historical fantasy, emotional in tone, about rebellion and revolution and identity.
The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series
series9 books2010
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and gods, set in secondary world.
Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →
GodspeakerSeries
series3 books2007
Tense in tone, about faith and religion and war.
Start with Empress of Mijak →
The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
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 →
includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness