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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Fantasy, about political intrigue and war.

    “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 Winterlands
    WinterlandsSeries

    series · 7 books · 1986

    Fantasy, about demons.

    “Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Dragonsbane →

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  • Cover of Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
    Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

    series · 21 books · 2009

    Fantasy, about political intrigue.

    “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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  • Cover of Nightseer
    NightseerSeries

    series · 5 books · 1989

    Fantasy, about revenge.

    “A standalone fantasy adventure, it predates Hamilton's better-known Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Token for Celandine →

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  • Cover of A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer Cycle
    A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer CycleSeries

    series · 5 books · 2019

    About demons.

    “The five-book series is told through interleaved, non-chronological narration rather than a single straightforward timeline.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Ruin of Kings →

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  • Cover of The Secret Texts
    The Secret TextsSeries

    series · 4 books · 1998

    completed

    Fantasy, tense in tone.

    “Holly Lisle was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, paranormal romance and romantic suspense novels.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Diplomacy of Wolves →

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