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KairosSeries

series11 books1962

completed

Science fiction.

Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

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

Start with The Final Empire →

includes Mistborn, Elantris, Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, Canticle, Komashi, Lumar, First of the Sun

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

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 →

includes Legends of the Riftwar, The Riftwar Legacy, Darkwar Saga, Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Kelewan Empire, Krondor's Sons, Conclave of Shadows

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue

Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →

includes Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Protector of the Small, Daughter of the Lioness, The Numair Chronicles

BelladonnaSeries

series4 books2022

“Set in a haunted, death-adjacent version of the era, it follows an orphaned heiress entangled with Death itself as she investigates the murders and mysteries surrounding her inherited estate.”
from the catalogue

Start with Belladonna →

Shadow of the LeviathanSeries

series3 books2024

Fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in secondary world.

“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue

Start with The Tainted Cup →

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