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  • Cover of The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
    The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

    series · 11 books · 1995

    Fantasy.

    Start with Sabriel →

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    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    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 →

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    includes Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy

  • Cover of Stephen King multiverse
    Stephen King multiverseUniverse

    universe · 46 books · 1967

    Dark in tone.

    “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Gunslinger →

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    includes The Dark Tower

  • Cover of Stonewater Kingdom
    Stonewater KingdomSeries

    series · 2 books · 2025

    Fantasy and romance, about witches and forbidden love.

    Start with The Knight and the Moth →

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  • Cover of Kane
    KaneSeries

    series · 25 books · 1970

    completed

    Sword and sorcery and fantasy.

    “Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Darkness Weaves with Many Shades ... →

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  • Cover of NecroSeam Chronicles
    NecroSeam ChroniclesSeries

    series · 1 book · 2016

    Fantasy, tense in tone, about demons, set in underground & caves.

    “When he saves the Death king's daughter from a yellow-eyed assassin, apprentice Reaper Xavier Devouh is thrown from a cliff and vanishes into the depths of the Ocean realm.”

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    Start with Willow of Ashes →

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