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Best Story Rich Video Games

Best Story Rich Video Games

Video games have a near endless potential for story. They present an opportunity for players to actually be a character, not just in their heads but in the actions taken...

The Best Sci-Fi Movies

The Best Sci-Fi Movies

The Sci-Fi genre is arguably one of the most exciting in the film industry. The freedom of Sci-Fi allows almost endless subject matter possibilities. Hence, Science Fiction movies, unlike other...

Beginner Fantasy Books

Beginner Fantasy Books

If you are new to the genre of fantasy, it can be confusing deciding what books to read. There are seemingly endless fantasy books -- most are bad, some are...

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books

This is a list of books that are the crème de la crème of the fantasy genre. I've carefully chosen the top 25 fantasy books from hundreds of series and...

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Age Of Wonders Iii

Age Of Wonders Iii

While it still has some issues, Age of Wonders III returns to the series after an 11-year hiatus, and it does so with great character. The game has improved in...

Studios, Triumph
The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen

The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen

While vacationing with their Mother's ancient nurse in Wales, young Colin and Susan come to learn of the Legend of Alderley, a story of mystery and magic. Obviously, at first...

Garner, Alan
War Of Light And Shadow

War Of Light And Shadow

This series is epic in every sense of the word. It takes place over many generations, its world is complex and detailed and the quest at the heart of the...

Wurts, Janny
The Endless Knot

The Endless Knot

Llew Silver Hand is High King of Albion and the Brazen Man has defied his sovereignty. Llew must journey into the Foul Land to redeem his greatest treasure as the...

Lawhead, Stephen R.
The Last Watch

The Last Watch

The fourth novel in the blockbuster series from one of Russia's most popular authors, Last Watch returns us to the hyperimaginative world of Sergei Lukyanenko, where the endless battle between...

Lukyanenko, Sergei
1983: Nifft The Lean

1983: Nifft The Lean

This series of 4 short novelettes shadow the escapades of Nifft the Lean, an expert thief whose criminal skills will guide you through Stygian realms to places where an endless...

Shea, Michael
The Passage

The Passage

In a pastiche of sci-fi, fantasy and horror, Justin Cronin's novel 'The Passage' explores an apocalyptic universe where a secret government experiment gone wrong leaves vampires ruling the world while...

Cronin, Justin
Varney The Vampire: Or

Varney The Vampire: Or

This 19th Century novel epitomizes the Gothic genre, centering on the dark, eccentric story of a bloodthirsty vampire and his crumbling aristocratic family. It has been an endless source of...

Prest, Thomas Preskett
Blood Of Elves

Blood Of Elves

The Witcher series isn’t the first that comes to mind in this genre, especially if your knowledge is limited to the games. However, this particular title features far more training...

Sapkowski, Andrzej
The Way Between The Worlds

The Way Between The Worlds

The alliance has failed. There is a dark full moon on mid-winter's day - sign that the foretelling has come to pass. Karan is held captive in desolate Carcharon tower....

Irvine, Ian
Fade Out

Fade Out

“A fun, fast read that is fully engaging. The multiple story lines and deeply flawed characters will keep the reader invested. Some of the content is for a mature audience,...

Caine, Rachel
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
The Ship Of Ishtar

The Ship Of Ishtar

This thrilling adventure story is jammed with as much true fantasy as any other writers 3 book series. It's such a pity that this book is not praised more. The...

Merritt, Abraham
The Last Four Things

The Last Four Things

The epic story of Thomas Cale—introduced so memorably in The Left Hand of God—continues as the Redeemers use his prodigious gifts to further their sacred goal: the extinction of humankind...

Hoffman, Paul
House Of Night

House Of Night

This 12-part series took the teenage vampire sub-genre to new levels with its relatively original and relatable plot line. The authors of this series took a tired and overused genre...

Cast, P. C.
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

This game is a homage to some of the greatest tension builders of all time. Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Rod Serling, Alfred Hitchcock, Bret Easton Ellis. The names are enough...

Entertainment, Remedy
Iron Gold

Iron Gold

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the epic next chapter of the Red Rising Saga, the #1 bestselling author of Morning Star pushes the boundaries of one of the boldest...

Brown, Pierce
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
Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum

This cleverly named comic fantasy novel from the 'Witches' subseries of the 'Discworld' novels, is an oddity amongst the dark, dangerous and terrible world of popular vampire novels today. This...

Pratchett, Terry
Paths Not Taken

Paths Not Taken

I’m John Taylor. I was born in the Nightside, that square mile in the hidden center of London where it is always the hour of the wolf, where gods and...

Green, Simon R.

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