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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, about war.

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

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    Start with A Game of Thrones →

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    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • Cover of Grishaverse
    GrishaverseUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 2012

    “Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”

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    Start with Six of Crows →

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    includes The Grisha, The Nikolai Duology, Six of Crows

  • Cover of Cosmere
    CosmereUniverse

    universe · 54 books · 2005

    Epic fantasy.

    “Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Final Empire →

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    includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Canticle, Threnody, Komashi, Lumar

  • Cover of The Inheritance (Jemisin)
    The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

    series · 9 books · 2010

    Epic fantasy, about gods.

    Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

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    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy.

    “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 →

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    includes Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Legends of the Riftwar, Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, The Riftwar Legacy, Krondor's Sons, Riftwar Saga

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    Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

    series · 21 books · 2009

    Epic fantasy.

    “The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Stolen Throne →

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