Fantasy appreciates the limitations of normal perception and re-imagines the human condition. It tests our belief in things that are impossible or improbable. ... Plus magic is awesome.
So, here is my 21 favorite fantasy series:
- The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
- The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
- Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
- Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
- The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling
- The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
- The Reconners by Brandon Sanderson
- Manazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
- Iron Druid by Kevin Herne
- Riyria Chronicles by Michael J. Sullivan
- The Cycle of Arawn by Edward W. Robertson
- The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
- Gentlemen Bastards by Scott Lynch
- Raven’s Shadow by Anthony Ryan
- Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett
- The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
- The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
- The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis