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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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, The Kharkanas Trilogy, Witness Trilogy, Path to Ascendancy

Hades x PersephoneSeries

series7 books2019

Romantasy, emotional in tone, about forbidden love, set in contemporary.

“Later books track that relationship toward marriage, including a conflict with Demeter, who unleashes a crippling storm on the mortal world rather than accept the match.”
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Start with A Touch of Darkness →

The Crucible (Abigail Owen)Series

series2 books2024

Romantasy, about curses.

“For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible—the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus.”
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Start with The Games Gods Play →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Diamond Throne →

includes Elenium, The Tamuli

Song of the Last KingdomSeries

series2 books2023

Epic fantasy, about colonialism, set in secondary world.

“Lan spends her nights as a songgirl in Haak’gong, a city transformed by the Elantian colonizers.”
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Start with Song of Silver, Flame Like Night →

The Poppy WarSeries

series4 books2018

Grimdark and epic fantasy, 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.”
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Start with The Poppy War →

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