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Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
series2 books2021
About enemies to lovers and political intrigue.
Start with Witches Steeped in Gold →
Spook'sUniverse
universe32 books2004
Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about monster hunting.
“The seventh son of a seventh son gets no say in the matter.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Spook's Apprentice →
includes Starblade Chronicles, The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US), Spook's Universe short fiction
MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, 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 Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy, Witness Trilogy
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic 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 →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
House of HungerNovel
Alexis Hendersonstandalone novel2022
About vampires and class conflict.
“The plot follows the life of Marion as she becomes a bloodmaid in the titular House of Hunger.”
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AlchemisedNovel
SenLinYustandalone novel2025
Romance, emotional in tone, about amnesia and war.
“Described as both dark fantasy, horror and gothic romance, and sometimes erroneously classified as dark romance, the standalone novel follows the life of a former alchemist, Helena Marino, as she recovers her memories of a civil war.”
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