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  • 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....

  • The Color Of Her Panties

    We See England, We See Xanth, We See Mels's Underpanth In fact, Gwenny Goblin, Che Centaur and Jenny Elf are just about the only creatures on Xanth who have been...

  • The Ill-made Mute

    Gets the "Overrated Books With Undeserved Hype" as the book did get more praise than it rightly deserved. I'd also tack on the "Terribly Written Books" category too. However, in...

  • Butchers Bird

    Wow, what a novel -- supremely rich of imagination. Kadrey is often compared to the likes of Neil Gaiman, but more of a blue color version of him. Kadrey tackles...

  • The Bard’s Tale

    We've called many of the games on this list classics, but none of them go quite so far back as The Bard's Tale. It was one of the very first...

  • The Lightbringer

    The Lightbringer series holds one of the best magic systems in fantasy, straight from the mind of Brent Weeks. It manages to be simple in concept, yet holds tons of...

  • Warcraft Iii: Reign Of Chaos

    Warcraft I and II were some of the driving forces behind the rise of real-time strategy games, but as they say, the third time is the charm. Blizzard's fantasy world...

  • Man Of His Word

    A beloved fantasy series by all who've read it, though few modern fantasy readers have read it. This is probably one of the best hidden epic fantasy gems out there...

  • The Poppy War: A Novel

    "The Poppy War" is a debut novel by Chinese-American author R.F. Kuang, published in May 2018. The book is a dark and gritty military fantasy set in a world inspired...

  • Stormbringer

    Elric is the ill-fated albino prince of a fading race who bears the sword Stormbringer in his journeys through the Young Kingdoms of man.This is the last book of the...

  • Wicked Gentlemen

    As if the Inquisition wasn't bad enough by itself, in this alternate universe the Lords of Hell were forced to confess their crimes. Now these people are treated poorly in...

  • Gattaca

    In a world increasingly influenced by genetic research, Gattaca has some terrifying relevance: what if you could be distinguished, not on the basis of race or color, but by your...

  • Gattaca

    In a world increasingly becoming influenced by genetic research, Gattaca has some terrifying relevance: what if you could be distinguished, not on the bases of race or color, but by...

  • Legend

    If you like stories about grand heroes who stand up for the downtrodden, who fight for a righteous cause, then Legend is a shining beacon of this sort of fantasy....

  • The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

    Skyrim has had an up and down existence. Its release was quickly met with widespread praise from critics, but some players realized it wasn't everything they wanted it to be....

  • Graceling

    Katsa is a pragmatic graceling born with the ability to kill with her bare hands from the time she was eight years old. Graced as all gracelings are with unique...

  • The Last Unicorn

    A beautiful, beautiful tale that will haunt you for the rest of your life. It's a simple story with a hell of a lot of heart. There's a good reason...

  • The Hobbit

    An unforgettable story and a tale that never gets old. It's not as broad in scope as Lord of the Rings which is not really a standalone, nor does it...

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  • The Best of the Dresden Clones

    All these books are in some way similar to The Dresden Files while still being completely unique.  Butcher's Dresden seemingly created an entire subgenre of Urban Fantasy -- one of...

  • The Worst Fantasy Books Ever

    This list contains the books you should generally, in my opinion, avoid. Some of the authors who published this crap should never have been published, while the others should be...

  • 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...

  • Best Fantasy Books of the 70's

    The 70's saw us Afro hairstyle, the Me generation, the continuation of the Cold War, the end of the Vietnam war, and death of the hippy trail.  It was also...

  • Top 25 Best Fantasy Books of the 90's

    Ah the 90's. Bad fashion, bad hair and Nickelback.If fashion and hairstyles (and arguably music) took a hit, fantasy certainly did not. The 90's saw the emergence of some of...

  • The Best Fantasy Books of the 1960's

    The Swinging 60's. The Space Race. Martin Luther King JR. Vietnam. JFK. The Beetles Woodstock. Bonnie and Clyde. The Sound of Music. The Jungle Book. The 60's is an era...

  • Top 25 Fantasy Books of the 80's

    The 80s wasn't just a period of Hammertime(!) and big hair. It was also a revolutionary decade for fantasy. a revolution in the marketplace that helped make fantasy the pop...

  • 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...

  • Top 100 Fantasy Books

    This list continues directly from where  the Top 25 Best Fantasy List ends, starting from #26 and ending at #100 (yes, I know the list shows #1, but 1 = 26).Frankly, there are...

  • Top 25 Best Fantasy Books Since 2010

    Sometimes you don't want to wade through older books when picking out your next selection of best fantasy to read. As impacting and awesome as some of the older 'greats'...

  • 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...

  • Top 50 Best Epic Fantasy

    Epic fantasy is arguably the father of all fantasy subgenres. It's also the most popular fantasy genre, with hordes of new epic fantasy books being released each month. Unfortunately, the...

  • 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

    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...

  • World Fantasy Award Winners

    A list of all the books that have won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, from the first (1975) to the newest 2014.The award is given out for the...

  • Top 25 Best Fantasy Audiobooks

    Listening to an Audiobook is a popular way to 'read' a book these days -- especially for those who are always on the move and don't have time to site...

  • Best Non-English Fantasy Books

    English literature has many great works of fantasy -- Lord of the Rings, A Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Narnia. But there's an entire body of literature -- and...

  • Top 25 Best Fantasy Books by Female Authors

    In the fantasy genre, female authors are notoriously underrepresented, and although a few of their names have become well-known, these are in the minority, especially when compared to their male...

  • Top 25 Fantasy Mystery Books

    If you like mystery books and fantasy books, then you are going to love this list: a selection of fantasy books that double down as a mystery tale. Now mysteries...

  • Top 25 Paranormal Romance Books

    Bare chests and muscles. Tattoos and fangs. Bad boys and shapeshifters. Paranormal romance is fantasy heavy petting lite. It's the genre millions of people turn to when they're looking for...