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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    “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, Night of Knives, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy

  • Cover of The Poppy War
    The Poppy WarSeries

    series · 4 books · 2018

    Epic fantasy and grimdark, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

    “The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Poppy War →

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    About political intrigue.

    “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 The Circle of the World
    The Circle of the WorldUniverse

    universe · 29 books · 2006

    Grimdark and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Blade Itself →

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    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of Fallen Gods / Godkiller
    Fallen Gods / GodkillerSeries

    series · 3 books · 2023

    “Hannah Kaner's Godkiller follows Kissen, who lost her family to zealots of a fire god and now kills gods for a living, until she meets Skedi, a small god of white lies bound against his will to a young noble and hunted by assassins.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Godkiller →

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  • Cover of Forgotten Realms
    Forgotten RealmsUniverse

    universe · 526 books · 1987

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Crystal Shard →

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    includes Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: Avatar, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea, Abolethic Sovereignty, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: The Empires Trilogy