Best Fantasy Books

Just my favorite fantasy books from over the years, would love some recommendations!

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David Mcguire
David Mcguire
12th April 2016 in books & literature
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    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

    George R.R. Martin
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    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
  • 2

    Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy)

    Robin Hobb
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    Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy)
  • 3

    Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen)

    Steven Erikson
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    Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen)
  • 4

    The Blade Itself

    Joe Abercrombie
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    The Blade Itself
  • 5

    The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles)

    Patrick Rothfuss
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    The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles)
  • 6

    The Way of the Kings (Stormlight Archive)

    Brandon Sanderson
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    The Way of the Kings (Stormlight Archive)
  • 7

    The Chronicles of Narnia

    C.S Lewis
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    The Chronicles of Narnia
  • 8

    The Darkness That Comes before (Prince of Nothing)

    R. Scott Bakker
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    The Darkness That Comes before (Prince of Nothing)
  • 9

    The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorne)

    Tad Williams
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    The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorne)
  • 10

    The Dragonriders of Pern

    Anne McCaffrey
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    The Dragonriders of Pern
  • 11

    The Dresden Files

    Jim Butcher
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    The Dresden Files
  • 12

    The Eye of the World

    Robert Jordan
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    The Eye of the World
  • 13

    The Gunslinger

    Stephen King
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    The Gunslinger
  • 14

    The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

    J.R.R Tolkien
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    The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings
  • 15

    The Lies of Locke Lamora

    Scott Lynch
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    The Lies of Locke Lamora
  • 16

    The Mists of Avalon

    Marion Zimmer Bradley
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    The Mists of Avalon
  • 17

    Gormenghast

    Mervyn Peak
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    Gormenghast
  • 18

    His Dark Materials

    Philip Pullman
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    His Dark Materials
  • 19

    Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

    Susanna Clarke
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    Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
  • 20

    Kushiel's Dart

    Jacqueline Carey
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    Kushiel's Dart
  • 21

    Lies of Locke Lamora (The Gentlemen Bastards)

    Scott Lynch
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    Lies of Locke Lamora (The Gentlemen Bastards)
  • 22

    Lord Foul's Bane (Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever)

    Stephen R. Donaldson
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    Lord Foul's Bane (Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever)
  • 23

    Lord of the Rings

    J.R.R Tolkien
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    Lord of the Rings
  • 24

    Magician: Apprentice

    Raymond E. Feist
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    Magician: Apprentice
  • 25

    Mistborn: The Final Empire

    Brandon Sanderson
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    Mistborn: The Final Empire
  • 26

    Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire)

    Mark Lawrence
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    Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire)
  • 27

    Redwall

    Brain Jacques
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    Redwall
  • 28

    Sabriel

    Garth Nix
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    Sabriel
  • 29

    The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy)

    Jonathan Stroud
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    The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy)
  • 30

    The Belgariad Boxed Set

    David Eggings
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    The Belgariad Boxed Set
  • 31

    The Black Company

    Glen Cook
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    The Black Company
  • 32

    Back Sun Rising (Cold Fire Trilogy)

    C.S Feldman
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    Back Sun Rising (Cold Fire Trilogy)
  • 33

    Daughter of the Empire (Empire Trilogy)

    Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
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    Daughter of the Empire (Empire Trilogy)
  • 1

    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

  • 2

    Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy)

  • 3

    Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen)

  • 4

    The Blade Itself

  • 5

    The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles)

  • 6

    The Way of the Kings (Stormlight Archive)

  • 7

    The Chronicles of Narnia

  • 8

    The Darkness That Comes before (Prince of Nothing)

  • 9

    The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorne)

  • 10

    The Dragonriders of Pern

  • 11

    The Dresden Files

  • 12

    The Eye of the World

  • 13

    The Gunslinger

  • 14

    The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings

  • 15

    The Lies of Locke Lamora

  • 16

    The Mists of Avalon

  • 17

    Gormenghast

  • 18

    His Dark Materials

  • 19

    Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

  • 20

    Kushiel's Dart

  • 21

    Lies of Locke Lamora (The Gentlemen Bastards)

  • 22

    Lord Foul's Bane (Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever)

  • 23

    Lord of the Rings

  • 24

    Magician: Apprentice

  • 25

    Mistborn: The Final Empire

  • 26

    Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire)

  • 27

    Redwall

  • 28

    Sabriel

  • 29

    The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy)

  • 30

    The Belgariad Boxed Set

  • 31

    The Black Company

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