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  • Half A King

    If you don't know who Joe Abercrombie is, then shame on you. His other work is at the forefront of gritty fantasy (hint: you might spot him further down this...

  • Tome Of The Undergates

    Another one of those grimdarks that borrows heavily from the Joe Abercrombie style of it. But, perhaps a bit much of it. If you like your world bleak and dirty...

  • Bloodsounder's Arc

    I read the fist in the series, Scourge of the Betrayer, late 2014 and was blown away with how good Salyards' tale was. A sort of a cross between The...

  • Sword Of Shannara

    Terry Brooks is one of the most popular fantasy authors. He’s been writing fantasy for decades and is a household name. His books are pretty simplistic -- boy finds special...

  • Dragonlance

    This one falls under the "Books That Were Good When You Were Young /New to Fantasy" category.These are simplistic popcorn-style fantasy that don't offer anything new to the genre or...

  • The Blade Itself

    Abercrombie's work has become synonymous with the growing sub-genre of grimdark fantasy Naturally there's a lot of crossover between grimdark fantasy (which subverts the tropes of traditional heroic fantasy) and...

  • 2012: Osama

    Joe is a typically average private investigator who lives in Southeast Asia. The only real difference is that Joe's world, terrorist attacks like 9-11 never actually happened. Instead, they're simply...

  • Among Others (2012)

    Among Others by Joe Walton won the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novel. 

  • The Forever War (1976)

    The Forever War by Joe Haldeman won the 1976 Nebula Award for Best Novel

  • Forever Peace (1999)

    Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman won the 1999 Nebula Award for Best Novel. 

  • Camouflage (2006)

    Camouflage by Joe Haldeman won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel. 

  • Tooth And Claw (2004)

    Tooth And Claw by Joe Walton won the 2013 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

  • Nos4a2

    In the tradition of Steven King, the spiritual father to Joe Hill's style of horror, NOS4A2 is a novel about the tricky space of growing up and the uncanny shit...

  • Nos4r2

    One of those weird trips into a nightmare land that you want to wake up from but can't. NOS4R2 reads with the same style and power of Stephen King horror...

  • The Guardians Of The Flame

    Probably a book that most of you haven't read but it's basically a bunch of drivel about a conniving cast of college kids who get sucked into a D&D board...

  • King Rat

    This is perhaps not Mieville’s best work but it’s certainly the most “urban fantasy” of his novels. Typical of  every Mieville novel, there’s a lot of weird stuff going on...

  • 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...

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  • 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 Grimdark Fantasy Books

    One of the more popular subgenres of Fantasy now (there’s debate as to whether it’s a legit subgenre or just an artistic category) but one can hardly argue its prevalence...