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Brandon Sanderson
On the tropical nation of Hallandren, gods walk among mortals - Returned who are worshipped in the Court of Gods, sustained by the weekly sacrifice of a human Breath. Breath is the currency of power here: it can be given, traded, or hoarded to unlock extraordinary abilities, and those who surrender theirs become Drabs, drained of colour and vitality. When two princesses from the austere mountain kingdom of Idris are drawn into Hallandren's politics - one sent to marry the God King, the other to rescue her - they find themselves entangled in a web of mercenaries, immortal schemers, and an ancient sentient sword that hungers to destroy evil. The deeper they look, the more they discover that the histories both nations were raised on may be lies. Set on the planet Nalthis in the Cosmere, the Warbreaker series explores a world where colour is magic, identity is mutable, and the most dangerous weapons have minds of their own.
1 book · The Cosmere
Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time is one of the most ambitious and influential epic fantasy series ever written - 14 novels spanning over four million words, thousands of named characters, and a richly detailed world built on mythology from dozens of cultures. The story begins with five young people from a remote village drawn into a struggle against the Dark One, the embodiment of evil imprisoned since the creation of the world, and follows them as they discover their roles in a prophecy that may save or destroy civilisation. Jordan published the first eleven books between 1990 and 2005 before his death in 2007 from a rare blood disease. Working from Jordan's extensive notes and outlines, Brandon Sanderson completed the final three volumes, bringing the series to its conclusion in 2013. The Wheel of Time has sold over 90 million copies worldwide and has been adapted as an Amazon Prime Video television series.
15 books
Terry Pratchett
Discworld's witches, based around the rural and mostly vertical kingdom of Lancre, deliver babies, treat warts, and keep an eye on troublesome kings, vampires, and incursions from other worlds. They don't have leaders, but Granny Weatherwax is the most highly regarded and steely of the leaders they don't have, assisted by Nanny Ogg - mother of fifteen and brewer of lethally strong cider. Equal Rites introduces witchcraft on the Disc, but the core trio forms in Wyrd Sisters, which sets the template for the series: sharp parodies of well-known stories (Shakespeare, fairy tales, opera) filtered through Pratchett's rural comedy. Across six books, the cast expands to include Magrat Garlick and later Agnes Nitt, and the stories move from Lancre to Genua and back again.
6 books · Discworld
