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The Demon CycleUniverse
universe18 books2008
Epic fantasy.
“When the sun goes down, the ground breathes out murder.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Painted Man →
includes Demon Cycle, The Nightfall Saga
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
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 →
includes Demonwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Legends of the Riftwar, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US]
CoronaUniverse
universe19 books1997
Epic fantasy.
“Beneath the sacred gemstones of the Abellican Church — a ruby to loose fire, malachite to lift a body into the air, the soul-stone to slip free of it — a ranger raised by elves and the woman he loves stand against a waking demon.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Demon Awakens →
includes Demon Wars, Second Demon Wars Saga, Demon Wars Prequels / Saga of the First King, The Coven (R. A. Salvatore), The Buccaneers
Tales of the Flat EarthSeries
series14 books1978
completed
Fantasy, dark in tone, about demons, set in secondary world.
“The novels take inspiration from One Thousand and One Nights and are similarly structured as interconnected stories.”
from the catalogue
Start with Night's Master →
WinterlandsSeries
series7 books1986
About dragons.
“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 →
Sword of the DemonNovel
Richard A. Lupoffstandalone novel1977
Mythic fantasy, about quests and magical artifacts.