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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Dark in tone, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Start with Gardens of the Moon →

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

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, Conclave of Shadows, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], The Firemane Saga

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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Start with Imaginary Friends →

includes Heritage of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, The Defenders of Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Paladins of Shannara, A Shannara Trilogy Prequel

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Canticle, Lumar, Cosmere non-canon, First of the Sun

The Dandelion DynastySeries

series5 books2015

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The Dandelion Dynasty reimagines the rise of a dynasty as epic fantasy Ken Liu calls 'silkpunk,' blending East Asian antiquity's material culture and philosophy with airships, submersibles, and other invented technology.”
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Start with The Grace of Kings →

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