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

    universe · 19 books · 1980

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

    “Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with A Game of Thrones →

    similar bydarksecondary worldpolitical intriguewarepic fantasyfantasy+1 more

    includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

  • 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 →

    similar bydarksecondary worldwarepic fantasy+3 more

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

  • 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 →

    similar bysecondary worldgrimdarkfantasy+3 more

    includes The First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness

  • Cover of The Poppy War
    The Poppy WarSeries

    series · 4 books · 2018

    Tense in tone.

    “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 →

    similar bydarksecondary worldwarepic fantasygrimdarkfantasy+1 more

  • Cover of Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
    Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

    universe · 14 books · 1988

    Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Dragonbone Chair →

    similar bysecondary worldepic fantasy+3 more

    includes The Last King of Osten Ard, The Dragonbone Chair Prequels

  • Cover of The Riftwar Universe
    The RiftwarUniverse

    universe · 44 books · 1982

    Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

    “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 →

    similar bysecondary worldepic fantasyfantasy+2 more

    includes Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga, Legends of the Riftwar, Darkwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Riftwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, The Dragonwar Saga