- The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
- A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks
- 6. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
- Discworld by Terry Pratchet
- The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
- The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
- Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett
- The Riddle-Master Trilogy by Patricia A. McKillip
- Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
- Gentlemen Bastard Sequence by Scott Lynch
- The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
- Liveship Traders Trilogy by Robin Hobb
- The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling
- The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin
- The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
- Raven’s Shadow by Anthony Ryan
- The Broken Empire series by Mark Lawrence
- A Land Fit For Heroes by Richard K. Morgan
- Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
- The Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan
- Malazan Book Of The Fallen by Steven Erikson
- The Black Company by Glen Cook
- Elemental Logic by Laurie J. Marks
- The Chronicles Of Amber by Roger Zelazny
- The Avalon Series by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- The Merlin Quintet by Mary Stewart
- The Dark Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore
- The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock
- Redwall by Brian Jacques
- Temeraire by Naomi Novik
- Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
- The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
- Prince Of Nothing by R. Scott Bakker
- Dragonlance by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
- The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson
- The Powder Mage Trilogy by Brian McClellan
- The Once And Future King by T.H. White
- The Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud
- The Gormenghast Series by Mervyn Peake
- The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
- The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
- The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
- The Traitor Son Cycle by Miles Cameron
- Dreamblood by N.K. Jemisin
- The Riftwar Cycle by Raymond E. Feist
- The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The 51 Best Fantasy Series Ever Written
A reader of mine pointed me to this list compiled on BuzzFeed. I think it's a pretty good representation of the genre, and I even found some series that I didn't know about that I want to check out. Of course it goes without saying I'm honored to be included on the list. Thanks to Esther Rose for letting me know about it.
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No Tad Williams? Memory Sorrow and Thorn is very good, as is the Shadowmarch series. Still, gives me more to add to my ToBeRead list :-) John Gwynne's Faithful and the Fallen is shaping up well too, if you haven't read it.
ReplyDeleteThe nature of the beast is there will always be items missing. Like you, I was glad ot find some new things to add to my list.
ReplyDeleteNo Jim Butcher? Come on! Some people were on the list twice! Sure their work really may be that good, but Dresden Files should be on there for sure. Glad you made it Mike.
ReplyDeleteI would add the Dragonlance Chronicles to this list... I have a soft spot in my heart to that series, itś the one that really got me into reading fantasy when I was barely a teen.
ReplyDeleteDark Elf trilogy was simple wonderful. I'll never forget siting by the pool in Florida on break from Architecture School and finishing the Crystal Shard, zipping out to the second-hand book store to grab Streams of Silver, only to find out The Halfling's Gem was coming in 2 days. From there I was hooked. Homeland, Exile, Sojourn all tap into those deep dark days of playing The Vault of the Drow years before, but from a new perspective.
ReplyDeleteMenzoberranzan owes a lot to Gygax's Erelhei-Cinlu, For the kid inside, these romps cater right up the 1980s AD&D alley. Which oddly enough is why I became interested in your books, Michael, starting with Theft of Swords. Your characters breathe AD&D in my imagination because Hadrian and Royce flex attitudes and personality that is timeless and real.You need some Fritz Lieber on that list!
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ReplyDelete"You need some Fritz Lieber on that list!"
Amen brother.
I'll second that Tad Williams "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" belongs on this list and where is Lloyd Alexander (I though Prydain was a classic and IMHO better than "The Dark is Rising")? I've read barely over a quarter of these titles (yay! more to add to my list), but I don't really agree with the ordering either. I was pleased to see "Dark Materials" near the top as that's one of my favorites, but I'd definitely rank it higher than "A Song of Ice and Fire." There are at least two on this list that I wouldn't re-read or recommend, but based on who did make the list, Its likely that I'll enjoy most of it. Thanks for posting this!
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ReplyDeleteAs much as I want to be like others and be indignant at the authors who are not on there, I'm fascinated how many I've read and love. The list Author obviously has a bias towards more recent series, but that's OK. I'm excited to try the ones on the list that I haven't read! If the ones that I do know are any indication then I've just found some new favorites.
ReplyDeleteimo the first 2 Chronicals of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R Donaldson are by far the best fantasy book's i've read. i would advise skipping the more recently published Final Chronicals though as they were abysmal. it was almost as if they were written by a different author.
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