--- {"type":"list","title":"Best Fantasy Books","listId":2612,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books","visibleItemTotal":39,"creator":{"id":"MrDavid","name":"David Mcguire","url":"https://listium.com/@MrDavid"},"stats":{"views":1848,"likes":11,"followers":2},"category":"books & literature / fantasy books","publishedAt":"2016-04-12T00:34:14.748Z","updatedAt":"2016-04-12T00:34:14.748Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Item","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"Author","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":2,"name":"Own","type":"Symbols","format":"checkbox"},{"id":3,"name":"Amazon","type":"Calculated","format":"shop_link"},{"id":4,"name":"Image","type":"Image"},{"id":5,"name":"Rating","type":"Symbols","format":"star_rating"}]} --- # Best Fantasy Books By [David Mcguire (@MrDavid)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid) 1848 views · 11 likes · 2 followers Published 12 April 2016 · Updated 12 April 2016 Category: books & literature / fantasy books Just my favorite fantasy books from over the years, would love some recommendations! ## Items ### 1. [A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/0/a-game-of-thrones-a-song-of-ice-and-fire-1) Item ID: `0` - Author: George R.R. Martin - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=A+Game+of+Thrones+A+Song+of+Ice+and+Fire+1+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/leqncpggmjqkxex3cujw.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 2. [Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/1/assassins-apprentice-the-farseer-trilogy) Item ID: `1` - Author: Robin Hobb - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Assassin+s+Apprentice+The+Farseer+Trilogy+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/bykrbrzkere6qxfib95x.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 3. [Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/2/gardens-of-the-moon-the-malazan-book-of-the-fallen) Item ID: `2` - Author: Steven Erikson - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Gardens+of+the+Moon+The+Malazan+Book+of+the+Fallen+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ldydbhztbti4lhvvvkyg.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 4. [The Blade Itself](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/3/the-blade-itself) Item ID: `3` - Author: Joe Abercrombie - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Blade+Itself&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jgzhgfmcznkqiczc2707.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 5. [The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/4/the-name-of-the-wind-kingkiller-chronicles) Item ID: `4` - Author: Patrick Rothfuss - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Name+of+the+Wind+Kingkiller+Chronicles+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rpdzvyb0b2h4lypc3g9z.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 6. [The Way of the Kings (Stormlight Archive)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/5/the-way-of-the-kings-stormlight-archive) Item ID: `5` - Author: Brandon Sanderson - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Way+of+the+Kings+Stormlight+Archive+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/inbibh5apdeiclrtlooh.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 7. [The Chronicles of Narnia](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/6/the-chronicles-of-narnia) Item ID: `6` - Author: C.S Lewis - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Chronicles+of+Narnia&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jkjocxhbjhiefbggipsl.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 8. [The Darkness That Comes before (Prince of Nothing)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/7/the-darkness-that-comes-before-prince-of-nothing) Item ID: `7` - Author: R. Scott Bakker - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Darkness+That+Comes+before+Prince+of+Nothing+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/bb7oqybshlafxawpapts.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 9. [The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorne)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/8/the-dragonbone-chair-memory-sorrow-and-thorne) Item ID: `8` - Author: Tad Williams - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Dragonbone+Chair+Memory+Sorrow+and+Thorne+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ggiihexvtrjdmks0zz1o.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 10. [The Dragonriders of Pern](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/9/the-dragonriders-of-pern) Item ID: `9` - Author: Anne McCaffrey - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Dragonriders+of+Pern&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/r8pjbyj6xxp1mse6bkvz.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 11. [The Dresden Files](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/10/the-dresden-files) Item ID: `10` - Author: Jim Butcher - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Dresden+Files&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/bnrkepl9qbs1ngylke8x.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 12. [The Eye of the World](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/11/the-eye-of-the-world) Item ID: `11` - Author: Robert Jordan - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Eye+of+the+World&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/afgdefhisu0qdmamjzxh.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 13. [The Gunslinger](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/12/the-gunslinger) Item ID: `12` - Author: Stephen King - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Gunslinger&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/r9uoefommq4g44fs1zav.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 14. [The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/13/the-hobbit--the-lord-of-the-rings) Item ID: `13` - Author: J.R.R Tolkien - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Hobbit+The+Lord+of+the+Rings&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/enhpct3ekgvosnqsiuwu.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 15. [The Lies of Locke Lamora](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/14/the-lies-of-locke-lamora) Item ID: `14` - Author: Scott Lynch - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Lies+of+Locke+Lamora&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/iichfary5tm5iml60ikx.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 16. [The Mists of Avalon](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/15/the-mists-of-avalon) Item ID: `15` - Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Mists+of+Avalon&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/xuub8wxntuekdmcoq9eq.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 17. [Gormenghast](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/16/gormenghast) Item ID: `16` - Author: Mervyn Peak - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Gormenghast&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/admqyrr6hvwdfvvwcbwo.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 18. [His Dark Materials](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/17/his-dark-materials) Item ID: `17` - Author: Philip Pullman - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=His+Dark+Materials&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ovbljoxyepe0fxorsang.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 19. [Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/18/jonathan-strange--mr-norrell) Item ID: `18` - Author: Susanna Clarke - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Jonathan+Strange+Mr+Norrell&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ogs1alngbql9q0gqtwz9.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 20. [Kushiel's Dart](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/19/kushiels-dart) Item ID: `19` - Author: Jacqueline Carey - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Kushiel+s+Dart&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/vgomk5qwav11yqwc95xx.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 21. [Lies of Locke Lamora (The Gentlemen Bastards)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/20/lies-of-locke-lamora-the-gentlemen-bastards) Item ID: `20` - Author: Scott Lynch - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Lies+of+Locke+Lamora+The+Gentlemen+Bastards+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/eih0ipmtulqyopt2m4o4.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 22. [Lord Foul's Bane (Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/21/lord-fouls-bane-thomas-covenant-the-unbeliever) Item ID: `21` - Author: Stephen R. Donaldson - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Lord+Foul+s+Bane+Thomas+Covenant+the+Unbeliever+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/wukcdpvloyj7quciiscz.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 23. [Lord of the Rings](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/22/lord-of-the-rings) Item ID: `22` - Author: J.R.R Tolkien - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Lord+of+the+Rings&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/tsqynabalbhp4ha3qcaz.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 24. [Magician: Apprentice](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/23/magician-apprentice) Item ID: `23` - Author: Raymond E. Feist - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Magician+Apprentice&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/giehplwhhzb8hlnwtlk4.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 25. [Mistborn: The Final Empire](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/24/mistborn-the-final-empire) Item ID: `24` - Author: Brandon Sanderson - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Mistborn+The+Final+Empire&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/fncjn3bjo098xkwgmuew.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 26. [Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/25/prince-of-thorns-the-broken-empire) Item ID: `25` - Author: Mark Lawrence - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Prince+of+Thorns+The+Broken+Empire+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/n9stcf3qhheqokcpdt65.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 27. [Redwall](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/26/redwall) Item ID: `26` - Author: Brain Jacques - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Redwall&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/uqvjksqya48odhecfnq8.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 28. [Sabriel](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/27/sabriel) Item ID: `27` - Author: Garth Nix - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Sabriel&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ak6se9lgophi31qncej9.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 29. [The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/28/the-amulet-of-samarkand-the-bartimaeus-trilogy) Item ID: `28` - Author: Jonathan Stroud - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Amulet+of+Samarkand+The+Bartimaeus+Trilogy+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/hfwbdwoeaybjnw7a9h9i.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 30. [The Belgariad Boxed Set](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/29/the-belgariad-boxed-set) Item ID: `29` - Author: David Eggings - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Belgariad+Boxed+Set&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/d0sotlcarltlpwtpxnib.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 31. [The Black Company](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/30/the-black-company) Item ID: `30` - Author: Glen Cook - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=The+Black+Company&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/aio6ubq0i59uump1ol8u.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 32. [Back Sun Rising (Cold Fire Trilogy)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/31/back-sun-rising-cold-fire-trilogy) Item ID: `31` - Author: C.S Feldman - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Back+Sun+Rising+Cold+Fire+Trilogy+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/crveusfjf2cyhqt78tgz.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 33. [Daughter of the Empire (Empire Trilogy)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/32/daughter-of-the-empire-empire-trilogy) Item ID: `32` - Author: Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Daughter+of+the+Empire+Empire+Trilogy+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/gul87kywgwmuey77luao.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 34. [Engineer Trilogy](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/33/engineer-trilogy) Item ID: `33` - Author: K.J Parker - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Engineer+Trilogy&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/w9oipo9694yxogzkfkgt.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 35. [Eragon](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/34/eragon) Item ID: `34` - Author: Christopher Paolini - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Eragon&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/x3aystqhj9pt3rhfdseb.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 36. [A Shadow in Summer (The Long Price Quatet)](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/35/a-shadow-in-summer-the-long-price-quatet) Item ID: `35` - Author: Daniel Abraham - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=A+Shadow+in+Summer+The+Long+Price+Quatet+&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/j05naauij0uxsrl0d29h.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 37. [A Wizard of Earthsea](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/36/a-wizard-of-earthsea) Item ID: `36` - Author: Ursula K. Le Guin - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=A+Wizard+of+Earthsea&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/aw4z7syyd2ialcrq7uyy.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 38. [American Gods](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/37/american-gods) Item ID: `37` - Author: Neil Gaiman - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=American+Gods&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/pfnlptgnaf8xluu31xj3.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ### 39. [\[empty primary field\]](https://listium.com/@MrDavid/2612/best-fantasy-books/38/) Item ID: `38` - Author: - - Own: false - Amazon: [Shop](https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=&tag=listium03-20) - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/upqmdyxdxknyykpfs4oh.jpg) - Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆