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  • Cover of Malazan
    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 →

    similar bysecondary worlddark+1 more

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

  • Cover of Sekenre
    SekenreSeries

    series · 15 books · 1994

    Fantasy, about wizards.

    Start with On the Last Night of the Festival of the Dead →

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

    series · 11 books · 1995

    Fantasy.

    Start with Sabriel →

    similar bysecondary world+3 more

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy and 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 Tales from the Sinister City
    Tales from the Sinister CitySeries

    series · 4 books · 2007

    Fantasy.

    “Each book stands as its own dark, fairy-tale-style mystery rather than continuing a single plot, unified by setting and tone more than by recurring characters.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Black Book of Secrets →

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  • Cover of Earthsea
    EarthseaUniverse

    universe · 19 books · 1964

    Fantasy and epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

    “There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Wizard of Earthsea →

    similar bysecondary world

    includes Earthsea Cycle