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  • Cover of Malazan
    MalazanUniverse

    universe · 36 books · 1999

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, 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, Path to Ascendancy, Night of Knives, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy

  • Cover of Nazhuret of Sordaling / Lens of the World
    Nazhuret of Sordaling / Lens of the WorldSeries

    series · 3 books · 1990

    Fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy continues through King of the Dead and Winter of the Wolf, following Nazhuret further into the politics of a court he was never meant to be part of.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Lens of the World →

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  • Cover of Forgotten Realms
    Forgotten RealmsUniverse

    universe · 526 books · 1987

    Epic fantasy.

    “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: The Legend of Drizzt, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords, Forgotten Realms: The Erevis Cale Trilogy, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: The Threat from the Sea, Forgotten Realms: War of the Spider Queen, Forgotten Realms: Counselors & Kings, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet

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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about 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 The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic 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.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Magician →

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

  • Cover of The Lotus War
    The Lotus WarSeries

    series · 4 books · 2012

    Dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution.

    “Land and sky have been poisoned by industrialization, the Lotus Guild oppresses the populace and the nation's Shogun is lost to his thirst for power.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with Stormdancer →

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