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The First War

Event chronology documenting a foundational mythic conflict that establishes the deep political friction and historical scars of a setting.

The weight of history felt in the present. The thrill of uncovering ancient grievances that still shape the world, where old wounds fester and drive current events, lending a profound depth to the ongoing struggles.

Books

Fire & BloodGeorge R. R. Martin
The Fall of GondolinChristopher Tolkien
A song for ArbonneGuy Gavriel Kay
LamentationKen Scholes
Bane of MalekithWilliam King
The Heir of KayolinDouglas Niles
The Map of All ThingsKevin J. Anderson
The Children of WrathMickey Zucker Reichert
The Covenant of the ForgeDan Parkinson
The swordsheath scrollDan Parkinson
A history makerAlasdair Gray
For the most beautifulEmily Hauser
Shapers of DarknessDavid B. Coe
The Key to CreationKevin J. Anderson
The Black GuardA. J. Smith
The QualinestiPaul B. Thompson
Grudge BearerGav Thorpe
Wind Rider's OathDavid Weber
The Iron WolvesAndy Remic
A Sea of SkullsVox Day
OathkeeperJ. F. Lewis
The Land of the Living and the DeadShauna Lawless
The Forge in the ForestMichael Scott Rohan
Revenge of the ValkyrieThorarinn Gunnarsson
The ring of five dragonsEric Van Lustbader
Journey to the FlameRichard Monaco
Treason KeepJennifer Fallon
The Pagan QueenHenry Treece
The Mongoliad: Book OneCooper Moo
WarheartTerry Goodkind
MalekithGav Thorpe
The Great BetrayalNick Kyme
Master of DragonsChris Wraight
The Curse of the Phoenix CrownC. L. Werner
Perturabo: The Hammer of OlympiaGuy Haley
The War BornJames A. Moore
Grand ConspiracyJanny Wurts

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The AwakeningThe SunderingThe ReckoningThe ConvergenceThe ForgettingThe BreachThe InterregnumGreat CalamityThe ExodusAscension Era