The Long War
by A.J. Smith
3.95 · 52 ratings
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The First Law
by Joe Abercrombie
4.27 · 420 ratings
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Malazan Book of the Fallen
by Steven Erikson
4.32 · 553 ratings
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The Books of the North
by Glen Cook
4.08 · 177 ratings
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The Books of the South
by Glen Cook
4.12 · 134 ratings
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Les Annales de la Compagnie Noire
by Glen Cook
4.05 · 247 ratings
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The Books of the Glittering Stone
by Glen Cook
4.16 · 180 ratings
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Malazan Authors’ Suggested Reading Order
by Steven Erikson
4.20 · 886 ratings
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Drenai Saga Chronological Order
by David Gemmell
4.23 · 383 ratings
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Novels of the Malazan Empire
by Ian C. Esslemont
4.01 · 197 ratings
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Das Spiel der Götter
by Steven Erikson
4.08 · 131 ratings
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Rai-Kirah
by Sharon Shinn
3.89 · 98 ratings
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Path to Ascendancy
by Ian C. Esslemont
4.35 · 86 ratings
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The Macht
by Paul Kearney
3.89 · 62 ratings
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The Grave of Empires
by Sam Sykes
4.10 · 47 ratings
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Bloodsounder's Arc
by Jeff Salyards
3.83 · 42 ratings
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The Long War
by A.J. Smith
3.95 · 52 ratings
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Instrumentalities of the Night
by Glen Cook
3.90 · 65 ratings
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Blades of the Fallen
by Ryan Kirk
4.12 · 32 ratings
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Tower and Knife Trilogy
by Mazarkis Williams
3.43 · 28 ratings
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The Reborn Empire
by Devin Madson
3.98 · 34 ratings
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Terrach Chronicles
by William King
4.07 · 30 ratings
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The Chronicles of the Exile
by Marc Turner
3.86 · 22 ratings
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Legend of the Five Rings: Clan War
by Stephen D. Sullivan
3.73 · 44 ratings
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Books of the Shaper
by John R. Fultz
3.32 · 17 ratings
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