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Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
Vote for your favorite fantasy series, trilogies, and duologies. Please do not add science fiction or supernatural-romance series. If not in an omnibus or boxed set, please only vote for the first book in the series.
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A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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The Lord of the Rings
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
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Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 1,059,258 ratings
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.49 avg rating — 917,522 ratings
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 3,361,542 ratings
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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 580,320 ratings
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His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
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4.29 avg rating — 167,136 ratings
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
4.67 avg rating — 637,517 ratings
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
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Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 384,151 ratings
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Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr (Inheritance, #1-3)
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Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 36,955 ratings
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 2,138,744 ratings
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The Chain Between Worlds (The Lost Artefacts #1)
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Johnathon Nicolaou (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 1,220 ratings
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 653,622 ratings
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 415,845 ratings
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The Belgariad, Vol. 1: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, #1-3)
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4.29 avg rating — 16,303 ratings
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Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
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4.12 avg rating — 252,498 ratings
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 559,578 ratings
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 372,848 ratings
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
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Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 330,934 ratings
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 352,137 ratings
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The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
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Brent Weeks (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 175,360 ratings
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
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4.22 avg rating — 298,197 ratings
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Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
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Garth Nix (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 216,625 ratings
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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
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Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 133,461 ratings
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
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Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 439,912 ratings
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Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
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4.08 avg rating — 142,626 ratings
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The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1)
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Jonathan Stroud (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 133,805 ratings
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The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 211,703 ratings
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The Sword of Shannara Trilogy (Shannara, #1-3)
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Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 24,904 ratings
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
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4.06 avg rating — 477,744 ratings
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The Riftwar Saga (The Riftwar Saga, #1-4)
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4.42 avg rating — 12,631 ratings
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 925,389 ratings
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The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition (Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy, #1-3; Legend of Drizzt, #1-3)
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4.36 avg rating — 29,191 ratings
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Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
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Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 83,521 ratings
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Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragonlance, #1-3)
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4.25 avg rating — 21,826 ratings
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Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 127,348 ratings
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Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)
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Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 112,688 ratings
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The Great Book of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-10)
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4.31 avg rating — 26,889 ratings
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The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
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Tad Williams (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 76,603 ratings
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Poison Study (Study, #1)
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Maria V. Snyder (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 174,627 ratings
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The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 89,565 ratings
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
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4.29 avg rating — 431,820 ratings
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Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
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Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 70,111 ratings
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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The Dark Is Rising Sequence (The Dark is Rising, #1-5)
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Susan Cooper (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 16,540 ratings
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Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 82,503 ratings
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Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
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Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 100,393 ratings
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The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)
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Peter V. Brett (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 130,250 ratings
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The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1-3)
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3.81 avg rating — 15,495 ratings
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The Song of the Lioness Quartet (Song of the Lioness, #1-4)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
4.60 avg rating — 14,077 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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4.35 avg rating — 9,674,466 ratings
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The Chronicles of Prydain
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4.43 avg rating — 7,710 ratings
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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
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Cassandra Clare (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 869,374 ratings
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
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Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 109,969 ratings
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The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
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Megan Whalen Turner (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 92,338 ratings
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The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 272,185 ratings
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The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
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4.07 avg rating — 116,820 ratings
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 225,281 ratings
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The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3)
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4.39 avg rating — 14,202 ratings
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The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1)
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James Patterson (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 232,372 ratings
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The Fionavar Tapestry (The Fionavar Tapestry, #1-3)
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Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 7,782 ratings
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Time Quartet (Time Quartet, #1-4)
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4.35 avg rating — 11,215 ratings
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Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, #1)
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Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 103,180 ratings
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The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 48,065 ratings
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A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth, #1)
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3.92 avg rating — 47,518 ratings
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The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1-4)
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Patricia C. Wrede (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 10,711 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
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Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 2,247,934 ratings
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The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
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Michael Scott (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 166,189 ratings
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Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals (Crossroads, #1)
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C. Toni Graham (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 11,548 ratings
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Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
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Brandon Mull (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 175,774 ratings
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The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 296,194 ratings
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The Icewind Dale Trilogy Collector's Edition (Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale, #1-3; Legend of Drizzt, #4-6)
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4.32 avg rating — 16,895 ratings
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Chronicles of the Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1-3)
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4.24 avg rating — 26,588 ratings
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The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice, #1)
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4.26 avg rating — 172,649 ratings
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Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #1)
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Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 39,114 ratings
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Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)
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Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 75,776 ratings
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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 147,764 ratings
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Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
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Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 121,935 ratings
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On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality #1)
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Elric of Melniboné (The Elric Saga, #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 30,568 ratings
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
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Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 133,432 ratings
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Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1)
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Lynn Flewelling (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 23,049 ratings
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The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3)
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4.33 avg rating — 14,019 ratings
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The Archon of Peace (Sovereign, #1)
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Juddy Anderson C. Punzalan (Goodreads Author)
4.56 avg rating — 413 ratings
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Legend (The Drenai Saga, #1)
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Desert Outcast (Sovereign, #0.5)
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Juddy Anderson C. Punzalan (Goodreads Author)
4.64 avg rating — 316 ratings
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The Diamond Throne (The Elenium #1)
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Queen's Own (Valdemar: Arrows of the Queen #1-3)
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Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 8,112 ratings
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 1,137,262 ratings
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The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)
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Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author)
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Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3)
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Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)
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Dragon Prince (Dragon Prince, #1)
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First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)
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Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
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Septimus Heap (Septimus Heap, #1-4)
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The Scions of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #1)
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Terry Brooks (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 34,160 ratings
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Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2)
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Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1)
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Wheres the book of the new sun? i thought that was supposed to be a great series.
The book of the new sun is there, currently #76. (Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe)
Deleted The Sunbird by Elizabeth E. Wein as it is the third book in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the first book, The Winter Prince.Removed The Witchwood Cradle by Esther M. Friesner as it is the third book in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the first book, Mustapha and His Wise Dog.
Removed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling as it is the third book in the series.
Removed The Unicorn Creed by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough as it is the second book in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the first book, Song of Sorcery.
Removed both Arrow's Flight and Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey as they are the second and third books in the series. Please re-submit your vote as the omnibus Queen's Own: Arrows of the Queen, Arrow's Flight, Arrow's Fall.
Removed The Shadow of Albion by Andre Norton, Rosemary Edghill as the Carolus Rex series does not meet the three book minimum for the list.
Removed I,Q by Roland Smith as the Carolus Rex series does not meet the three book minimum for the list, and is not fantasy.
Removed Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist as it is not part of a series.
Removed Kit's Wilderness by David Almond as it is not part of a series, his books are all stand-alone.
Removed Silverfin by Charlie Higson as it and the rest of the Young James Bond series are not fantasy.
Removed Spy X: The Code by Peter Lerangis as it and the rest of the Spy X series are not fantasy.
there are quite a few books on here that I don't believe should be. Vampire Romance? Please.
What about THE
TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAGA
Heather wrote: "What about THE
TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SAGA"
Quote: (No science fiction or supernatural series)
Twilight = vampires = supernatural
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I can understand the instinct to keep the Twilight series off the list, but by excluding the supernatural from fantasy, you have rendered your list bogus.
On Basilisk Station and Uglies are sf, not fantasy. People have voted for the LoTR trilogy, Fellowship, Two Towers, and Return, each separately. The same problem has befallen several other series, most notably GRRMartin's Game of Thrones. Can we either delete the extras, or combine them into one?
Vanyalmeida, I do not believe that Sherlock Holmes counts as fantasy.
Xenophon wrote: "I can understand the instinct to keep the Twilight series off the list, but by excluding the supernatural from fantasy, you have rendered your list bogus."I can't see why it would be bogus.
Some of the best work in fantasy these days is being done in series excluded from the list. For example, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, if it maintains its quality through completion, is going to be one of the finest fantasy series ever written. The Mercy Thompson books by Patricia Briggs are also quite good, and The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris and The Hollows series by Kim Harrison are a lot of fun. They are certainly better than Terry Goodkind or L.E. Modesitt's books. But all four series are excluded, if I am interpreting "supernatural" correctly. If I'm not, someone should clarify.
you know i say what people like is what people like you can't change what people think. do i like the twilight saga no but whatever whatever floats your boat
What about adding Jennifer Roberson with her "Tiger and Dell" series, Sword Singer, Sword Dancer etc. Very good and VERY popular in it's time.
The form to add books to the list is over at the right hand side of the page.
Dorothy Dunnett is historical fiction, not fantasy.
Added: Son Of Avonar - Book 1 of The Bridge Of D'Arnath
Transformation - Book 1 of the Rai-Kirah trilogy
both by Carol Berg
Also added the first of the Thieves World series of anthologies and the introductory novel of the Merovingen Nights anthologies- Angel With A Sword by C.J. Cherryh.
Transformation - Book 1 of the Rai-Kirah trilogy
both by Carol Berg
Also added the first of the Thieves World series of anthologies and the introductory novel of the Merovingen Nights anthologies- Angel With A Sword by C.J. Cherryh.
I deleted several Harry Potter books that weren't the first book in the series.
Noted that the votes will probably be diluted in a few titles by various editions.
There are two titles that I think any reasonable definition would count as science fiction and should thus be removed:Dune, by Frank Herbert
The Silver Metal Lover, by Tanith Lee
And there are a few titles that I would quibble with, but know that others probably disagree with me:
Archangel, by Sharon Shinn, implies that it is science fiction in the first book and is explicitly science fiction in the second book and all books set later in the timeline.
Same goes for Anne McCaffrey's Pern series, though in that case the majority of the books written fall in the part of the timeline where the only science fiction element is the prologue (which does EXPLICITLY make the books science fiction, however!)
Same also goes for Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover series, and in that case the majority of the titles are set in the part of the timeline where the low-tech planet is in contact with the high-tech empire and it is explicitly set in a science-based future.
My two cents; I wouldn’t have those series on this list, but that’s just me.
Crank shouldn't be on this list. It isn't fantasy at all. . .
Wow,there are hardly any votes for The Dresden Files.
Maybe some people aren't thinking Urban Fantasy? Even though the heading includes all fantasy. I voted for them/it.
There are SF&F fans prepared to argue that Dune is really an epic fantasy in disguise, and I can see their point. The Darkover novels feel like fantasy, no matter their thin SF rationale, and that's how I categorize them, especially when I'm recommending books to people.
A series of Unfortunate Events? In a fantasy list? Confusion??????
Some of the books on this list are laughable. We need to start culling some of the nonsense.
Nathan wrote: "A series of Unfortunate Events? In a fantasy list? Confusion??????"I've not read them, but the Wikipedia article indicates a fantastic setting, so they are fantasy.
Xenophon wrote: "Nathan wrote: "A series of Unfortunate Events? In a fantasy list? Confusion??????"I've not read them, but the Wikipedia article indicates a fantastic setting, so they are fantasy."
The books are set in fictional places but that doesn't make them fantasy. Nothing fantastic occurs in the series other than the children's fantastic bad luck.
Wikipedia says that the setting mixes times and technologies.
this list is a sad, desperate mess. it is so strange to me that folks can't even follow this list's very clear instructions and just have to give in to the urge to ADD, ADD, ADD, whether the novel is scifi, paranormal romance, or numbers 2 through a billion of the series. fans of Thomas Covenant, Warhammer, and The Dresden Files seem to be the most oblivious to the list's basic rules. and then other folks just jump in and start VOTE VOTE voting away. ah well. this could have been a great resource.personally, i'd say that science fantasy should be on the list (Dying Earth, Book of the New Sun). same with series in fantastic settings with no actual fantasy occurring(like, say, the strange versions of england in Gormenghast & A Series of Unfortunate Events). on the other hand, Dune & Darkover are clearly science fiction. but that's just my opinion. and what the heck is The Tick doing here? that was funny to see that one listed.
I deleted several books that clearly aren't the first volumes of a series, but I confined my efforts to the items that are higher up on this list. I don't have the time and patience to go through the whole thing. I am also unwilling to delete a book for being science fiction, for I believe the difference between the two genres is an ongoing debate among readers.
thank you xenophon for even making the effort of trimming this list down!
Thanks for making this list, even if it has imperfections...what's perfect after all? I'm an avid reader and am always looking for another awesome book to read, so thanks! Just thought you needed some positive feedback :)
Where is "The Death Gate Cycle"? :(Dragon Wing
Elven Star
Fire Sea
Serpent Mage
The Hand of Chaos
Into the Labyrinth
The Seventh Gate
harry potter as #1? seriously?! hail the pottertards!
Harry Potter sparked a world-wide re-insterest in book reading. I don't think anything that gets the general populace so involved in reading once again should be taken lightly.The list isn't for the single best fantasy series over time, but your favorite. The HP books are actually quite well written, with a believable hero who isn't perfect (often lacking in both children and adult books). They create a magnificent, consistent, world.
And sometimes its your favorite because you didn't have to struggle a lifetime through it. Favorite books aren't necessarily life shattering.
That being said I didn't vote for it, I merely take offense to your snootish "Hail the Pottertards" comment. As if someone reading one set of books is actually better than someone reading another. Ridiculous. I'm just happy when people are reading. Its not a pissing contest.
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Glad to see a list without The Twilight series, thank you.
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 doesn't belong here, as it is neither fantasy nor part of a series. Same goes for Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
The Hobbit should not be on this list as it is not part of a series, unless you count Tolkien's whole Middle Earth saga, but that is already represented by LOTR.
Xenophon wrote: "Some of the best work in fantasy these days is being done in series excluded from the list. For example, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, if it maintains its quality through completion, is going ..."What it actually says is "please do not add supernatural-romance series." That doesn't mean urban fantasy such as the Dresden Files series is excluded from the list, since there's nothing in the rules that says "no urban fantasy."
However, something like the Twilight saga, which is primarily a high school romance with a few supernatural creatures thrown in to ramp up the drama, is not fantasy (in my opinion at least), but romance, and therefore shouldn't be on this list.
That's my interpretation of the rules, anyway.
Only two Pratchett Discworld books? The Entire series deserves to be here!!
Deleted a bunch of books further down the list that are later books in a series. Also The Catcher in the Rye.... how someone thought that was a fantasy series I don't even....
On Basilisk Station is science fiction.I noticed a tendency to put in the 1st book of a series (Dealing with Dragons) and also the entire series as boxed set/omnibus (Enchanted Forest Chronicles). Fairly confusing, but don't know if anything can be done.
Wouldn't it be better to say no paranormal romance instead of supernatural? Any book with magic is technically supernatural. That being said, I would consider both Sci Fi and paranormal romance to be sub-genres of fantasy, though I understand the inclination to exclude them.
Becky wrote: "Harry Potter sparked a world-wide re-insterest in book reading. I don't think anything that gets the general populace so involved in reading once again should be taken lightly.Damon wrote: "harry potter as #1? seriously?! hail the pottertards!"
Agreed, Becky, for the most part. But HP in front of LotR is just disgraceful.
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