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MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
“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 The Kharkanas Trilogy, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy
The Just City / ThessalySeries
series3 books2015
Fantasy and science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, about gods.
Start with The Just City →
DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Space opera, set in far future.
“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue
Start with Dune →
includes Dune, Dune Prequels, Heroes of Dune, Dune Sequels, Background of the Dune Universe
TritonNovel
Samuel R. Delanystandalone novel1976
About gender and society and identity, set in far future.
Zimiamvian TrilogySeries
series4 books1922
completed
Epic fantasy, about court intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →
Ragnarok: The End of the GodsNovel
A. S. Byattstandalone novel2011
Dark in tone, about grief and loss, set in mythological world.