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Best Fantasy Books of 2015

Best Fantasy Books of 2015

The year 2015 was a landmark moment for fantasy literature, delivering a dazzling array of novels that captured the imaginations of readers around the world. From sweeping epic sagas and...

Best Fantasy Books of 2014

Best Fantasy Books of 2014

The year 2015 was a landmark moment for fantasy literature, delivering a dazzling array of novels that captured the imaginations of readers around the world. From sweeping epic sagas and...

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books Since 2010

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books Since 2010

Sometimes you don't want to wade through older books when picking out your next selection of best fantasy to read. As impacting and awesome as some of the older 'greats'...

Best Non-English Fantasy Books

Best Non-English Fantasy Books

English literature has many great works of fantasy -- Lord of the Rings, A Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Narnia. But there's an entire body of literature -- and...

Best Stand Alone Fantasy Books

Best Stand Alone Fantasy Books

Most of the books listed on this website's top fantasy lists have been part of a series, either because of the financial incentive behind publishing multiple books in the same...

Top 50 Best Epic Fantasy

Top 50 Best Epic Fantasy

Epic fantasy is arguably the father of all fantasy subgenres. It's also the most popular fantasy genre, with hordes of new epic fantasy books being released each month. Unfortunately, the...

Best Asian Fantasy Books

Best Asian Fantasy Books

So you like fantasy with martial arts, swords, ninjas, or just something different that’s not set in the same old ‘knights, lords, and wizards duking it out in some generic...

Top 25 Best Indie Fantasy Books

Top 25 Best Indie Fantasy Books

Welcome to our new, and long-overdue list: The Best Indie Fantasy Books. It's been years in the making, but I've finally put my best efforts into giving a good guide...

Best Fantasy Series

Best Fantasy Series

Do you love those fantasy novels with many kingdoms, protagonists, politics, and cultures? Do you like the epic struggles between small bands of heroes against impossible evil? Do you eagerly...

Best Fantasy Books of 2014

Best Fantasy Books of 2014

These our our picks for the best fantasy books of 2014. 2014 was a phenomenal year for fantasy and there was a stack of highly anticipated book released by some of...

Best Fantasy Books of 2016

Best Fantasy Books of 2016

If you look at what's being released by the Big Six publishers, small press publishers, not to mention the hordes of indie fantasy releases, then there would be hundreds (maybe...

Best Fantasy Books of the 70's

Best Fantasy Books of the 70's

The 70's saw us Afro hairstyle, the Me generation, the continuation of the Cold War, the end of the Vietnam war, and death of the hippy trail.  It was also...

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...

Best Fantasy Books of 2017

Best Fantasy Books of 2017

The BestHere's my list of the best fantasy novels I've read in 2017. I'll be keeping this list updated from month to month with all the new releases coming out. ...

Best Fantasy Books of 2018

Best Fantasy Books of 2018

The finest works of fantasy literature have the ability to transport readers to distant realms, such as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth or Homer’s ancient Greece. In 2018, avid readers of fantasy...

The Best Fantasy Books of the 1960's

The Best Fantasy Books of the 1960's

The Swinging 60's. The Space Race. Martin Luther King JR. Vietnam. JFK. The Beetles Woodstock. Bonnie and Clyde. The Sound of Music. The Jungle Book. The 60's is an era...

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books of the 90's

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books of the 90's

Ah the 90's. Bad fashion, bad hair and Nickelback.If fashion and hairstyles (and arguably music) took a hit, fantasy certainly did not. The 90's saw the emergence of some of...

Nominated Fantasy Books of 2018

Nominated Fantasy Books of 2018

Final round of nominees for best fantasy book in 2018. Here's the list of them.

Best Fantasy Books 2025

Best Fantasy Books 2025

Looking for your next fantasy obsession? This curated list highlights the Most Addictive Fantasy Books of 2025 — the stories readers are devouring, reviewing, and recommending nonstop. From high-stakes epics...

Top 10 Fantasy Books of 2017

Top 10 Fantasy Books of 2017

The BestHere's my list of the best fantasy novels I've read in 2017. I'll be keeping this list updated from month to month with all the new releases coming out. ...

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The Vagrant

The Vagrant

The Vagrant was one of my top five favorite fantasy books of 2015. Itâs compelling, itâs deftly written, and itâs something like youâve never read before. Those who appreciate a...

Newman, Peter
Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne

Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne

One of the best fantasy books (this book and the sequel book too our best fantasy book of 2014 & 2015) is made even better by a perfect performance by...

Staveley, Brian
A Song Of Ice And Fire

A Song Of Ice And Fire

This series tops the Top 25 Best Fantasy Books, and with good reason and it's my pick for the best fantasy series. Martin shattered the fantasy mold and created something...

Martin, George R. R.
Sword Of Shadows

Sword Of Shadows

I can't say enough good things about this amazing fantasy series except that the author has gone completely AWOL and, as of 2015, looks like she's pretty much abandoned writing...

Jones, J. V.
The Kingkiller Chronicle

The Kingkiller Chronicle

The Name of the Wind is a stunning work of imagination and storytelling triumph and currently ranks very near the top of my Top 25 Best Fantasy List. I won't...

Rothfuss, Patrick
Three Body Problem (chinese)

Three Body Problem (chinese)

If you are looking for an introduction to the best Chinese science fiction, look no further than Lui Cixin's stunning and much celebrated award-winning trilogy which has sold nearly half...

Liu, Cixin
2015: The Bone Clocks

2015: The Bone Clocks

The story starts in 1984, introducing us to a 15-year-old girl from England named Holly. The book shares the significant moments in Holly's life as she intersects with various characters,...

Mitchell, David
The Grim Company

The Grim Company

If you love grimdark, Scull is putting out some of the best stuff in the genre right now â equal in every way to Abercrombie. Scull's Grim Company series is...

Scull, Luke
The First Law

The First Law

Murderous conspiracies rise to the surface, old scores are ready to be settled, and the line between hero and villain is sharp enough to draw blood. Unpredictable, compelling, wickedly funny,...

Abercrombie, Joe
The Tombs Of Atuan

The Tombs Of Atuan

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time The Newbery Honor-winning second novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin. In this second novel in...

Guin, Ursula K. Le
City Of Stairs

City Of Stairs

Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the most talented writers in the genre but who has, for whatever reason, been mostly overlooked by the average reader. His best book (in...

Bennett, Robert Jackson
The Prey Of Gods

The Prey Of Gods

*WINNER: 2017 Compton Crook Award!*WINNER: 2017 RT Booklovers Award (Science Fiction)!*A Wall Street Journal \"Summer Reading: One expert. One book\" pick for 2017!*The RT Book Reviews \"June 2017: Seal of...

Drayden, Nicky
The Last Mortal Bond

The Last Mortal Bond

This just came out in March and is one of the best fantasy books of 2016 and wraps up one of THE best fantasy series to come out the past...

Staveley, Brian
The Goblin Emperor

The Goblin Emperor

A powerful coming of age tale about a rejected half-goblin, half-elven prince who comes unexpectedly to power when an accident kills his father, the emperor, and half brothers. It's a...

Addison, Katherine
The Daylight War

The Daylight War

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With The Warded Man and The Desert Spear, Peter V. Brett surged to the front rank of contemporary fantasy, standing alongside giants in the field such...

Brett, Peter V.
Sword Of Truth

Sword Of Truth

This one falls under the "Terribly Written Books" category AND the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype". Woah, double kill!Some people might be wondering why bestselling author Terry Goodkind is missing...

Goodkind, Terry
The Broken Empire

The Broken Empire

If you want some seriously good fantasy (extremely gritty, grimdark fantasy), The Broken Empire Books are some of the best out there (the books top our Top 25 Best Fantasy...

Lawrence, Mark
Malazan Book Of The Fallen

Malazan Book Of The Fallen

This book nearly tops the Best Fantasy Books list and a number of other lists on this site; it would be an injustice to omit this series here as well,...

Erikson, Steven
The Color Of Magic

The Color Of Magic

What would a list of best fantasy books be without mentioning Terry? Not that Brooks dude who wrote an entire series about glowing pebbles. The other one. The funny one....

Pratchett, Terry
Kingdom of Ash - Target Exclusive (Throne of Glass)

Kingdom of Ash - Target Exclusive (Throne of Glass)

“With a twisting and turning plot that ultimately leads its expansive cast of characters to a long-fated collision, Kingdom of Ash is a worthy finale to one of the best...

Maas, Sarah J.

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