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MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Dark in tone, about war.
“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 The Kharkanas Trilogy, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Witness Trilogy, Night of Knives, Path to Ascendancy
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series4 books1922
completed
Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue, set in secondary world.
“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →
World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
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 →
includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History
CosmereUniverse
universe54 books2005
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →
includes Warbreaker, The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Elantris, Lumar, Cosmere non-canon, First of the Sun, Canticle
The Second ApocalypseSeries
series11 books2003
Grimdark, dark in tone, about war.
Start with The Darkness That Comes Before →
The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
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.”
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Start with Magician →
includes Kelewan Empire, Serpentwar Saga, Krondor's Sons, The Riftwar Legacy, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Conclave of Shadows, Riftwar Saga, Darkwar Saga