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Best Fantasy Books of 2017

Best Fantasy Books of 2017

We are mid-swing into the 2017 year and so far there's been quite a few standout fantasy book releases by some big-hitting authors. April, particularly, was a strong month with...

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Mountain Of Black Glass

Mountain Of Black Glass

The third book in New York Times-bestselling author Tad Williams's cyberpunk fantasy series • “Tad Williams is the brightest and best of the fantasists.” ―Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods...

Williams, Tad
Neuromancer (1985)

Neuromancer (1985)

Neuromancer by William Gibson won the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel

Gibson, William
The Emerald Storm

The Emerald Storm

In the fifth installment of master storyteller William Dietrich’s bestselling adventure series, the swashbuckling, battle-scarred hero Ethan Gage must race from the slopes of the Alps to the sultry tropics...

Sullivan, Michael J.
The Difference Engine

The Difference Engine

A classic - perhaps THE classic steampunk novel, penned by two of the genre’s founders: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. The premise of this novel is a simple “What If”...

Sterling, William Gibson, Bruce
The Truth

The Truth

The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record. An...

Pratchett, Terry
Wyrd Sisters

Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett’s fantasy classic Wyrd Sisters, a novel in the Discworld series, is the story of Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever...

Pratchett, Terry
The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

If you've never said, “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die”, you're about as rare as a swear word at Hogwarts. Part of the reason...

Goldman, William
The Ill-made Knight

The Ill-made Knight

An action-packed tale of chivalry and betrayal set during the Hundred Years War. September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English...

White, T. H.
The Charnel Prince

The Charnel Prince

“There is adventure and intrigue, swordplay and dark sorcery aplenty.”—Realms of Fantasy When the legendary Briar King awoke from his slumber, dark magics awoke with him and spread across the...

Keyes, Greg
Tongues Of Serpents

Tongues Of Serpents

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the sixth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire are exiled to Australia in the...

Novik, Naomi
Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon

After dying in a particularly gruesome death, ex UN-envoy Takeshi Kovacs wakes up to find himself "re-sleeved" into a fresh body with a job offer: find who killed Laurens Bancroft...

Morgan, Richard K.
Krondor: Tear Of The Gods

Krondor: Tear Of The Gods

The vile sorcerer Sidi plans to strike the kingdom a fatal blow, setting the murderous pirate Bear upon the high seas in pursuit of the vessel that is transporting Midkemia's...

Feist, Raymond E.
Shadowplay

Shadowplay

In 16th century England many loyal subjects to the crown were asked to make a terrible choice: to follow their monarch or their God. The era was one of unprecedented...

Williams, Tad
Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn

Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn

There are writers who like to write pulp and there are some writers who like to write fiction. Williams is the latter. Memory, Sorrow, Thorn is Tad Williams response to...

Williams, Tad
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Arguably Shakespeare's best-known comedy, A Midsummers Night's Dream contains a tremendous amount of fantasy, romance, and folly. The story concerns itself largely with four individuals who, while entwined in a...

Shakespeare, William
The Books Of Change

The Books Of Change

Earth’s greatest feats of power come from nature, and this holds true in Sean Williams’ world. Magic in The Stone Mage and the Sea is stored in natural locations, built...

Williams, Sean
Sleeping Late For Judgment Day

Sleeping Late For Judgment Day

Tad Williams has been doing some good stuff in the Urban fantasy subgenre the past couple years. His Bobby Dollar novels are a refreshing addition to the genre and a...

Williams, Tad
Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn

Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn

Tad Williams' series was the source of inspiration for many of the titles on the listand some outside of it. Authors like R.R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, and more all cite...

Williams, Tad
Seven Realms

Seven Realms

Cinda Williams Chima has hit the bestseller list numerous times, and for good reason. She’s one of the best young adult fantasy authors around, and Seven Realms is among her...

Chima, Cinda Williams
Dirty Streets Of Heaven

Dirty Streets Of Heaven

This one by Tad Williams, a master at writing well plotted, rich fantasy tales.This is his second foray into urban fantasy territory (first being War of the Flowers - another...

Williams, Tad

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