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Top 50 Best Coming of Age Fantasy Books

Top 50 Best Coming of Age Fantasy Books

Coming of age stories are one of the oldest themes in fiction, providing a sense of progression and growth that can't be rivaled. This is a theme that's as old...

Best Fantasy Series

Best Fantasy Series

Do you love those fantasy novels with many kingdoms, protagonists, politics, and cultures? Do you like the epic struggles between small bands of heroes against impossible evil? Do you eagerly...

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books of the 90's

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...

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books

This is a list of books that are the crème de la crème of the fantasy genre. I've carefully chosen the top 25 fantasy books from hundreds of series and...

Top 50 Best Epic 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...

Top 50 Best Fantasy Video Games of All Time

Top 50 Best Fantasy Video Games of All Time

In many mediums, fantasy is simply put on the back burner. Movie and TV producers don't want to spend the special effects budget, theaters simply can't replicate it, and non-YA...

Best RPG Games of All Time

Best RPG Games of All Time

RPGs have had a long history. From books, to the table top, and now video games. They provide some of the best storytelling experiences and have a sense of progression...

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...

Top 25 Fantasy Mystery Books

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 100 Fantasy Books

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

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'...

Top 25 Fantasy Books for Women

Top 25 Fantasy Books for Women

Some women want fantasy books that are different from those for men. Now, I know many women read the same fantasy as the boys and are fine with that, but...

Top 25 Best Children's Fantasy Books

Top 25 Best Children's Fantasy Books

Fantasy books are great for younger children, because fantasy involves imagination and suspension of beliefs about reality -- a feat that children have a natural aptitude for. Fantasy literature is...

Top 10 Sci-Fi Movies That Make You Think

Top 10 Sci-Fi Movies That Make You Think

You want to find those science fiction movies that make you think? I'm not talking about those over-the-top action flicks full of force powers, wookies, and Terminators. I'm talking about...

Top 25 Best Fantasy Audiobooks

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...

Top 25 Best Indie Fantasy Books

Top 25 Best Indie Fantasy Books

Welcome to our new, and long-overdue list: The Best Indie Fantasy Books. It's been years in the making, but I've finally put my best efforts into giving a good guide...

Top 25 Best Fantasy Books by Female Authors

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 Paranormal Romance Books

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...

Top 25 Best Pre-Tolkein Fantasy Books

Top 25 Best Pre-Tolkein Fantasy Books

When writing any list detailing the best pre-Tolkien fantasy it is difficult, to say the least. I started creating this list quite easily...then the questions began: How do you determine what belongs...

Top 25 Fantasy Books of the 80's

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...

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The Mists Of Avalon

The Mists Of Avalon

I can't do a list of the top 50 fantasy novels with strong female leads without including The Mists of Avalon. Considered one of the great classics of modern fantasy...

Bradley, Marion Zimmer
The Kingkiller Chronicle

The Kingkiller Chronicle

The Name of the Wind is a stunning work of imagination and storytelling triumph and currently ranks very near the top of my Top 25 Best Fantasy List. I won't...

Rothfuss, Patrick
Lord Of The Rings

Lord Of The Rings

Do I even need to discuss it? The father of modern fantasy, the recreation of the English myth, an apex of English literature; Lord of the Rings is more than...

Tolkien, J.r.r.
The Crown Tower

The Crown Tower

Two men who hate each other. One impossible mission. A legend in the making. Hadrian Blackwater, a warrior with nothing to fight for, is paired with Royce Melborn, a thieving...

Facs, Michael J Sullivan Md
A Song Of Ice And Fire

A Song Of Ice And Fire

This series tops the Top 25 Best Fantasy Books, and with good reason and it's my pick for the best fantasy series. Martin shattered the fantasy mold and created something...

Martin, George R. R.
The Devoured Earth

The Devoured Earth

In a glacial lake at the top of the world‚ salvation and destruction await ... Haunted by a ghost from the future‚ Shilly and her man?kin allies are drawn into...

Williams, Sean
The Vagrant

The Vagrant

The Vagrant was one of my top five favorite fantasy books of 2015. Itâs compelling, itâs deftly written, and itâs something like youâve never read before. Those who appreciate a...

Newman, Peter
Talion: Revenant

Talion: Revenant

List more than a few entries on this Top 100 list, Talion is a completely underrated fantasy book. Stackapole is a prolific author, writing everything from Star Wars novels, video...

Stackpole, Michael A.
Earthsea Cycle

Earthsea Cycle

Another fantasy series that crops up near the top of many best fantasy lists. Earthsea Cycle is a classic fantasy tale well done.  While it doesn't rack up a sizable...

Guin, Ursula K. Le
The Black Jewels

The Black Jewels

Three words to describe the Black Jewels Trilogy: Over the top. Terrible things happen in this book, but they're written with so much drama that you can't take them too...

Bishop, Anne
Little Myth Marker

Little Myth Marker

Jealous opponents of the young magician Skeeve and his demon mentor hire a top Character Assassin to force them out of business.

Asprin, Robert
Much Fall Of Blood

Much Fall Of Blood

First Time in Paperback. Three Top Writers Continue the Epic Fantasy Adventure Begun in the Best-Seller The Shadow of the Lion. Prince Manfred and his mentor and bodyguard, the deadly...

Lackey, Mercedes
Harry Potter

Harry Potter

It would be impossible to make this list without placing Harry Potter at the top. In many ways, it’s the ultimate school fantasy, filled with magic and inspiring generations of...

Rowling, J. K.
Vlad Taltos

Vlad Taltos

If smartass characters are your thing, then Vlad Taltos by Steven Brust should be at the top of your list. The book is unoriginally named after the protagonist, but in...

Brust, Steven
Fallout 3

Fallout 3

Probably one of the best RPGs out there. Story is interesting and the game play is top notch. The amount of choices you can make is astounding. Fallout 3 is...

Ps3, Pc , Xbox360 ,
The 5th Element

The 5th Element

Sometimes you need a stylish, fun, over-the-top sci-fi action flick like The 5th Element. The 5th Element is full of bizarre characters and an even more bizarre world. It's great...

1997,
The Magicians

The Magicians

The Magicians trilogy is a series that's been critically acclaimed and rates very high on our own Top 25 Best Fantasy Books list. It's a trilogy that's perhaps divisive --...

Grossman, Lev
Shadow's Lure

Shadow's Lure

The unforgiving Northlands . . . In Othir, he was at the top of the food chain--an assassin beyond compare, a dark shadow in the night. But Caim left that...

Sprunk, Jon
Liveship Traders Trilogy

Liveship Traders Trilogy

A nautical fantasy featuring pirates, dragons, and magic? What's not to love? To top it off, Liveship Traders is filled with fantastic women. Ronica, the widow of the liveship's former...

Hobb, Robin
Rivers Of London

Rivers Of London

Ah, detective urban fantasy but with a decidedly police procedural bent. If you like the idea of Dresden but hate the over-the-top, break all magical rules on a whim aspect...

Aaronovitch, Ben