The classic is Dying Earth by Jack Vance, but my favorite of the series is Eyes of the Overworld, and you'd be fine to read that first since the novels of the s

The classic is Dying Earth by Jack Vance, but my favorite of the series is Eyes of the Overworld, and you'd be fine to read that first since the novels of the series are self-contained. My opinion is that the subgenre should by definition be self-consciously set in that world or something similar, and some of the novels that do that are from Michael Shea: https://goodman-games.com/blog/2021/07/20/the-other-cugels-saga-michael-sheas-a-quest-for-simbilis/ https://goodman-games.com/blog/2021/07/20/the-other-cugels-s... GRRM: https://georgerrmartin.com/grrm_book/songs-of-the-dying-earth/ https://georgerrmartin.com/grrm_book/songs-of-the-dying-eart... Mathew Hewes: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1743870.Majestrum https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1743870.Majestrum I know there are others, but I'd say start with Jack Vance. He's an underrated genius.