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George R.R. Martin, The Origins of the Saga
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George R.R. Martin, The Origins of the Saga

"This is the comprehensive guide to all things Game of Thrones and beyond. From the prehistory to the coming of the First Men, through the reign of the Targaryen kings and Robert's Rebellion, this guide--co-written by George R.R. Martin and the immensely knowledgeable founders and keepers of the www.westeros.org site--will tell series readers old and new all they might want to know about the history and culture of W…

  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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George R.R. Martin: Chronicles of the Knight Errant
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George R.R. Martin: Chronicles of the Knight Errant

Whether he jousts or fights, the knight-errant has no ties other than those of his heart, no other code than that of honor. He praises his services to noble causes and defends the oppressed. A line of conduct that Ser Arlan of Pennytree has always followed, and which he strived to instill in his squire, Dunk. But the latter's meeting with a strange boy who calls himself The Egg, the future Aegon Targaryen, will chan…

  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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George R.R. Martin: Fire and Blood
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George R.R. Martin: Fire and Blood

Fire and Blood, the novel behind the original TV series "House of the Dragon". "At its zenith, Valyria was the greatest city in the known world, the center of civilization. Within its shining walls, twice twenty rival houses vied for power and glory, at court and council, rising and falling in an endless, subtle and often fierce struggle for dominance. The Targaryens were far from the mightiest dragonlords, and thei…

  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 2: The Sword of Providence
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The Witcher, Volume 2: The Sword of Providence

An international bestseller: David Gemmell Legend Award 2009 for Best Fantasy Novel. Geralt of Rivia is not done with his wandering life as a monster slayer. Faithful to the rules of the cursed corporation of witchers, Geralt assumes his mission without failing in a hostile and corrupt world that leaves no room for hope. But the meeting with little Ciri, the Chosen Child, will give new meaning to the existence of th…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 3: Blood of the Elves
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The Witcher, Volume 3: Blood of the Elves

An international bestseller: David Gemmell Legend Award 2009 for Best Fantasy Novel. The kingdom of Cintra has been completely destroyed. Only little princess Ciri survived. As she tries to flee the capital, she crosses paths with Geralt of Rivia. Sensing exceptional gifts in the child, he leads her to Kaer Morhen, the witchers' lair. Initiated into the magical arts, Ciri quickly reveals her true nature and the exte…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 4: Time of Contempt
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The Witcher, Volume 4: Time of Contempt

The time is no longer for cordial understanding between kings and magicians. In the witcher's country, something is brewing that will turn into a tragedy. Young Ciri, raised to become a witcher, finds herself at the heart of rivalries. What do we expect of her? What is his destiny? The general assembly of magicians will reveal the intrigues and reveal the traitors. What will happen to Ciri, the object of all desire?…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 5: The Baptism of Fire
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The Witcher, Volume 5: The Baptism of Fire

Will the child of destiny manage to escape to help her friends? This is what the fifth and final volume of the Witcher saga reveals to us by taking us on a journey through time and space. The Witcher was seriously injured during the last assembly of magicians. Treated by the dryads, he learns that Ciri has been kidnapped and that she is to become the wife of the Emperor of Nilfgaard. He rushes to her aid without a s…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 6: The Swallow's Tower
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The Witcher, Volume 6: The Swallow's Tower

Convinced that Ciri is preparing to marry the Emperor of Nilfgaard, the witcher continues his journey south.<br>But this journey is long and dangerous, because many enemies stand before him. While traitors are revealed and plots break out, doubts about Ciri's true destiny haunt everyone's minds. Especially since she is in the hands of a monstrous bounty hunter...

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 7: The Lady of the Lake
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The Witcher, Volume 7: The Lady of the Lake

The destinies of Geralt, Yennefer and Ciri took different paths. While Yennefer is held prisoner, Geralt spends the entire winter in a very pleasant way in Toussaint, the principality of fairy tales. There, the magician Fringilla deploys her charms to keep the witcher there as long as possible. As for Ciri, she was projected into a parallel world by entering the Swallow Tower to escape her tormentor. Restrained by t…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 8: The Season of Storms
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The Witcher, Volume 8: The Season of Storms

THE SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE VIDEO GAME! We stole the famous Witcher swords! And he needs it more than ever: a palace intrigue is brewing and the Prince of Kerack has requested Geralt's help. But the latter will have to thwart the maneuvers of a beautiful and mysterious red-haired magician before setting off in search of her thief. Fortunately, his faithful bard companion Dandelion will be of great help to him, as wil…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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The Witcher, Volume 9: The Crow's Crossroads
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The Witcher, Volume 9: The Crow's Crossroads

You are not born a witcher. We become one.Before being known as the White Wolf or the Butcher of Blaviken, Geralt of Rivia was a young witcher trained in Kaer Morhen, taking his first steps in a world incapable of understanding or accepting those of his kind. When an act of naive heroism goes wrong, Geralt is only saved from the rope by Preston Holt, a witcher with a mysterious past and secret motivations. Under his…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
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Guerres d'Arran
Graphic novel 2023 6 Albums

Guerres d'Arran

Across the lands of Arran, a secret alliance known as the Black Widow seeks to eliminate the ancient races by using a drug designed to weaken elves, dwarves, orcs, and other peoples of Aquilon. To oppose this threat, Dunnrak and Hidden create the Company of Outcasts and gather fighters determined to prevent their extermination. Their resistance draws them into a large-scale war in which kingdoms, cities, and peoples…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
Elden Ring
Video game 2022

Elden Ring

After the destruction of the Elden Ring, the Lands Between fall into chaos. The demigods, descendants of Queen Marika the Eternal, seize its fragments and tear each other apart in a war that leaves the realm broken. Summoned back from exile, the player takes on the role of a Tarnished, one of those who once lost the grace of the Erdtree. Guided by the remnants of that grace, they cross the Lands Between in search o…

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
PlayStation 5 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox Series
Mages
Graphic novel 2019 13 Albums

Mages

Across the lands of Arran, mages are now subject to a law requiring them to register and place their powers at the service of a human lord. Those who refuse are hunted by the Order of Shadows, imprisoned, or executed. Through the destinies of elementalists, runic mages, alchemists, and necromancers, the series follows characters confronted with this new authority, the conflicts spreading across Arran, and the conseq…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
Orcs & Gobelins
Graphic novel 2017 32 Albums

Orcs & Gobelins

Across the lands of Arran, orcs and goblins live on the margins of human kingdoms, often regarded as brutal or lesser creatures. Through stories centered on different characters, the series reveals far more varied destinies: warriors, mercenaries, clan leaders, adventurers, and outcasts confronted with war, survival, and struggles for power. Between rivalries, alliances, revenge, and the search for recognition, each…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
Nains
Graphic novel 2015 25 Albums

Nains

Across the lands of Arran, the dwarves form a powerful people organized into several orders, each with its own traditions, professions, and place within society. Blacksmiths, warriors, merchants, priests, and travelers follow different destinies but share a deep attachment to their clan, honor, and heritage. Through stories centered on new characters, the series explores their rivalries, wars, ambitions, and the oft…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Video game 2015

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Continent is ravaged by war. The armies of Nilfgaard advance northward, the kingdoms reshuffle, and populations try to survive in a world where human violence often rivals that of the creatures roaming outside the villages. In the middle of this chaos, Geralt of Rivia, a witcher specialized in monster hunting, pursues a much more personal quest: Ciri, his adopted daughter, has disappeared. The young woman poss…

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
PlayStation 5 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox Series
Elfes
Graphic novel 2013 35 Albums

Elfes

In the world of Aquilon, several Elven peoples live according to their own traditions: Blue Elves, Sylvan Elves, White Elves, Half-Elves, and Black Elves. Through different stories and characters, their destinies intersect across wars, rivalries, quests, and threats capable of disrupting the balance of the world. Warriors, mages, rulers, and adventurers face conflicts between peoples, the ambitions of human kingdoms…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
Le Crépuscule des Dieux
Graphic novel 2007 10 Albums

Le Crépuscule des Dieux

Alberic, king of the Nibelungs, forges a ring of immense power capable of bending all things to the will of its bearer. When Wotan, the Father of the Gods, takes possession of it, Alberic places a curse upon the ring that gradually binds the fate of the gods to that of humanity. The ring then passes from one owner to another, bringing wars, betrayals, and tragedies across several generations. At the heart of the leg…

  • Fantasy
  • War
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
The Witcher, Volume 1: The Last Wish
Book 2007

The Witcher, Volume 1: The Last Wish

An international bestseller: David Gemmell Legend Award 2009 for Best Fantasy Novel. Geralt of Rivia is a disturbing man, a mutant who became the perfect assassin thanks to magic and long training. In these dark times, ogres, ghouls and vampires abound, and magicians are expert manipulators. Against these threats, you need a hitman up to the task, and Geralt is more than a warrior or a mage. He's a witcher. During h…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Book
Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 4
Book 2005

Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 4

Lady Brienne, known as the Maid of Tarth, continues the desperate quest with which Jaime Lannister charged her. Accompanied by Septon Meribal, Podrick, her faithful squire, and Ser Hyle, she tirelessly surveys the kingdom in search of Sansa Stark. But in the absence of the daughter, it is the mother, Catelyn, that she will find... or at least what is left of her. Because Sansa, since the regicide in which she was in…

  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Book
Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 5
Book 2004

Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 5

Tyrion Lannister, a prominent member of the family ruling Westeros, never imagined he would one day be reduced to playing a buffoon. Captured by slavers during the crossing that would bring him to Meereen, then sold to a rich merchant, he must learn to master the difficult art of jousting on the back of a pig to ensure his own survival. But no matter the manner, all that matters is the result: if it takes this to at…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Book
La Geste des Chevaliers Dragons
Graphic novel 2003 32 Albums

La Geste des Chevaliers Dragons

In a heroic fantasy world, the appearance of a dragon causes the Veill, a curse that spreads around it, transforming living beings and gradually condemning entire regions. Only virgin women are immune to its influence, leading to the creation of the Order of the Dragon Knights, warriors specially trained to hunt and kill these creatures. Across different eras, kingdoms, and heroines, the series follows their battles…

  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 3
Book 2000

Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 3

In this third complete, George R.R. Martin continues to draw us into a fabulous world where the families of his heroes branch out into the heart of regions, each more mysterious than the next: caves, hollow hills, hamlets of leaves, impregnable fortresses. Here also enter the scene of terrifying monsters, slaves of evil forces who have only one goal on earth: to eradicate all traces of humanity. Odious mutilations, …

  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Book
Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 2
Book 1998

Game of Thrones (Complete), Volume 2

The kingdom of the Seven Kingdoms is torn apart as several claimants claim the Iron Throne. Beyond the Wall, an ancient threat awakens. This complete collection brings together the French volumes The Battle of the Kings, The Evil Shadow and The Invincible Fortress.

  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Dark fantasy
Book
Chroniques de la lune noire
Graphic novel 1994 24 Albums

Chroniques de la lune noire

Wismerhill is a young half-elf whose destiny changes when he becomes caught at the center of a war opposing the Empire to powerful occult forces. An ambitious and charismatic warrior, he gradually gathers an army around him and becomes a key figure in a conflict that goes far beyond simple rivalries between kingdoms. Amid enormous battles, dark magic, demons, fragile alliances, and divine manipulation, Wismerhill ri…

  • Fantasy
  • War
  • Dark fantasy
Graphic novel
Peter Pan
Graphic novel 1990 6 Albums

Peter Pan

In the poverty-stricken London of the late 19th century, Peter is a young boy left largely on his own, shaped by hardship and a difficult relationship with his mother. His life changes when he meets the fairy Tinker Bell, who takes him to a fantastic island populated by strange creatures, pirates, and lost children. In this world where wonder and adventure constantly coexist with danger and violence, Peter gradually…

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Dark fantasy