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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...

Best Feel Good Fantasy Books

Best Feel Good Fantasy Books

Tired of grim dark stories where the nastiness of humanity is gleefully celebrated; where heroes and villains are often one and the same? Want a fantasy where good things are celebrated,...

Best Fantasy Books You've Never Read

Best Fantasy Books You've Never Read

Most astute fantasy readers have heard about the hyped-up authors – those authors who are often touted as the “best” in a genre; they are quite often the first fantasy...

Best Grimdark Fantasy Books

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...

Best Military Fantasy Books

Best Military Fantasy Books

If you like fantasy with plenty of epic battles where the battle scenes and strategies are well-defined (you are immersed in the happenings on the battlefield), then this list of...

Best Urban Fantasy Books

Best Urban Fantasy Books

This is perhaps one of the more difficult sub-genres to place books in simply because it’s so open-ended in terms of what can be included. The one quintessential element of...

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...

Best of the Tolkien Clones

Best of the Tolkien Clones

Tolkien is considered the founding father of the modern epic fantasy. Thus, it’s no surprise that many fantasy epics give a heavy nod to Tolkien, through some of the plot...

Best Steampunk Fantasy

Best Steampunk Fantasy

What is Steampunk?Steampunk is a subgenre of sci-fi/fantasy that often juxtaposes the ultramodern with the antique; typically, the stereotypical steampunk features a mishmash of futuristic technology combined with Victorian-age mechanics...

Best Young Adult Fantasy Books

Best Young Adult Fantasy Books

Young adult fantasy targets readers between the ages 12 to 18 and typically feature a young adult as the main character of the story. Because of the protagonist's age, coming-of-age...

Best Literary Fantasy Books

Best Literary Fantasy Books

If you're tired of those same old boy villager finds magic sword / talisman / super power, meets a company of sidekicks (with the requisite princess in disguise and old...

Best Anti-Hero Fantasy Books

Best Anti-Hero Fantasy Books

Tired of fantasy where the hero is always noble and good and the perfect gentleman? Want a hero that's a bit of a dick, occasionally selfish or maybe even a...

Best Dragon Fantasy Books

Best Dragon Fantasy Books

One subgenre that hasn't really formally been defined is “dragon fantasy” – those books in which dragons feature as a major part of the book, even being cast as one...

Best Sword and Sorcery Books

Best Sword and Sorcery Books

Before I recommend the best sword and sorcery books, it's important that you, the reader, understand exactly what classic sword and sorcery really is. Sword & Sorcery is a complex...

Best Romantic Fantasy Books

Best Romantic Fantasy Books

Romance in fantasy is a common theme. But what differentiates romantic fantasy books as a subgenre is how romance is a major part of the plot and the complexity of...

Best Vampire Romance Books

Best Vampire Romance Books

With the vampire craze over the past couple of years, the market has been flooded with Twilight wannabies and shoddy vampire romance. Despite all the low quality vampire books taking...

Best Science Fiction Books

Best Science Fiction Books

Over the years we've recieved lots of complaints that we've abandoned science fiction for fantasy, which has been true. Well, NO MORE. We've been hard at work creating a sister...

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 Games with a Story

Best Fantasy Games with a Story

There are plenty of Fantasy and Science Fiction video games out there. Here is my list of the Best Fantasy Games ever. These games all range from first person shooters...

Best Sci-Fi Games with a Story

Best Sci-Fi Games with a Story

Are you a science fiction fan who loves video games with a rich story? There are a gazillion sci-fi themed games out there, but few of them actually deliver a...

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Best Served Cold

Best Served Cold

Monza Murcatto is out for blood. Known as the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Styria, she is betrayed by her employer and left for dead....

Abercrombie, Joe
Sharp Ends

Sharp Ends

Sharp Ends is the ultimate collection of award winning tales and exclusive new short stories from the master of grimdark fantasy, Joe Abercrombie. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words...

Abercrombie, Joe
Before They Are Hanged

Before They Are Hanged

The second novel in the wildly popular First Law Trilogy from New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by...

Abercrombie, Joe
Last Arguments Of Kings

Last Arguments Of Kings

The final novel in the First Law Trilogy by New York Times bestseller Joe Abercrombie. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him -- but it's going to...

Abercrombie, Joe
Red Country

Red Country

A New York Times bestseller! They burned her home. They stole her brother and sister. But vengeance is following. Shy South hoped to bury her bloody past and ride away...

Abercrombie, Joe
League Of Dragons

League Of Dragons

NEBULA AWARD WINNER • HUGO AWARD FINALIST • “If you want a fantasy with strong characters and brilliantly original variations on ancient stories, try Uprooted!”—Rick Riordan “Breathtaking . . ....

Novik, Naomi
The Ring Of Solomon

The Ring Of Solomon

Bartimaeus, everyone’s favorite (wise-cracking) djinni, is back in book four of this best-selling series, now available in paperback. As alluded to in the footnotes throughout the series, Bartimaeus has served...

Stroud, Jonathan
Dark Crusade

Dark Crusade

Book 4 of the Nine Worlds (previously Unbound series) Rogue wolf-shapeshifter Leifi Vik didn’t ask to be sent to Gunngar, a land caught between worlds and times, but he was...

Wagner, Karl Edward
Golden Son

Golden Son

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by...

Brown, Pierce
The Seventh Sword

The Seventh Sword

In the 80s, a variety of subgenres, new directions and styles evolved. Some were gritty and mentally taxing – requiring some emotional work on the reader's part. Luckily, Dave Duncan...

Duncan, Dave
Testament Of Youth

Testament Of Youth

Giving a voice to a lost generation, this edition features a new introduction by Brittain’s biographer. Now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Hayley Atwell, and Taron...

Brittain, Vera
The Phantom Server

The Phantom Server

For a Star Trek-style sci-fi RPG, give The Phantom Server series a go.  Livadny is an actual Russian science fiction writer who decided to try his hand at LitRPG,...

Livadny, Andrei
Bayonetta

Bayonetta

Just as gamers had settled into their biases about the best hack and slash games, Bayonetta came along and changed everything. If it's not the greatest in the sub-genre, it's...

Platinumgames,
City Of Blades

City Of Blades

2014's City of Stairs was a remarkable read and was widely regarded by many critics as one of the best, if not the best, novel of 2014. Robert Jackson Bennett...

Bennett, Robert Jackson
Foundation

Foundation

Book Flap Description  One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive...

Asimov, Isaac
The Stormlight Archive

The Stormlight Archive

Understandably, some readers prefer series more epic in their nature, and Sanderson also has that covered. Though it’s magic systemsaren’t quite as compelling as in Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive is...

Sanderson, Brandon
The Ministry Of Necessity

The Ministry Of Necessity

Why does the Lord appoint apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to the church? Ephesians 4:12 says they are bestowed for the perfecting of the saints, the work of the...

Lynch, Scott
Swordsmen Of Gor

Swordsmen Of Gor

Fresh from his exploits in the Steel Worlds, home of the Kurii, a savage alien race intent on conquering Gor, Tarl Cabot has been returned to an isolated beach, at...

Norman, John
The Stand

The Stand

You either love him or hate him (and if you do hate him, it's probably because every second sentence is a ridiculous metaphor), but there's no denying that Stephen King...

King, Stephen
Witness Of Gor

Witness Of Gor

Ar, defeated, shamed, and systematically looted, is occupied by Cosian forces. Perhaps Marlenus of Ar alone, the great ubar, could remind the men of their Home Stone and its meaning....

Norman, John

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