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universe70 books2007

Set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue

Start with City of Bones →

includes Ghosts of the Shadow Market, Magnus Bane, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Dark Artifices, The Infernal Devices, The Last Hours, The Eldest Curses

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, Warbreaker, Elantris, Canticle, Komashi, Lumar, Threnody, The Stormlight Archive

The Dresden FilesSeries

series56 books2000

About wizards, set in contemporary and north america.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue

Start with Welcome to the Jungle →

American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series

series2 books2024

About family secrets, set in secondary world.

“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Silverblood Promise →

Divine CitiesSeries

series3 books2014

Epic fantasy, about gods and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

Start with City of Stairs →

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