Summary
- The best long fantasy book series may have planned or open-ended narratives.
-
The Shadowhunters Chronicles
and
A Song of Ice and Fire
are equally thrilling but distinguish how different stories evolve. - Some fantasy series are not yet complete, like
From Blood and Ash
and
The Bone Season
, making now the perfect time to start reading.
Most lengthy fantasy book series are a significant commitment if one plans to read it all the way through, but many are completely worth the investment. Several highly anticipated fantasy book series coming out in 2024 demonstrate that the taste for epic sci-fi and fantasy sagas has endured. Very few series will reach the level of success of the biggest fantasy franchises that defined the genre. However, the slim odds of massive success have not stopped talented writers from creating riveting new worlds in which to tell extensive stories.
The best long-running fantasy novel series convey a sense that the author had a plan for the full story from the beginning. This results in a satisfying and organic narrative that never feels like it is being drawn out past its expiration date. However, some other book series, such as the Riordanverse and the Shadowhunters universe, are well set up to produce endless new tales that will doubtlessly draw in fans committed to reading them all.
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15 The Chronicles Of The Unhewn Throne
By Brian Stavely
The Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne is the first trilogy in the wider fantasy novel series by author Brian Stavely, and will be sure to especially satisfy any fans of the A Song of Fire and Ice novels. Filled with intrigue, betrayal, and danger, The Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne focuses on three characters who are all the children of the assassinated emperor. The fantasy novel series is, predominantly, a war story, with plenty of political intrigue and epic battle sequences, which means it has a lot in common with the likes of Game of Thrones.
Stavely has continued to expand on the world of the initial trilogy with a standalone novel and sequel trilogy, with both projects still ongoing. The first standalone novel in the Chronicles universe, Skullsworn, arrived in 2017 and functions as a prequel to The Emperor’s Blades. The second trilogy began with 2021’s The Empire’s Ruin, and is the first novel in what will be referred to as the Ashes of the Unhewn Throne series.
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Book |
Release Year |
|---|---|
|
The Emperor’s Blades |
2014 |
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The Providence of Fire |
2015 |
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The Last Mortal Bond |
2016 |
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The Empire’s Ruin |
2021 |
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Skullsworn |
2017 |
14 The Kingkiller Chronicle
By Patrick Rothfuss
Custom Image by Sam MacLennan
Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy is still ongoing, with the third novel, The Doors of Stone, still in the progress of being written. However, the author has already released several tie-in novellas and stories that make the world of the trilogy’s main character, Kvothe, feel much more fleshed out. What makes the central novels of the Kingkiller trilogy so intriguing is the format, as they’re written as a transcription of Kvothe’s oral autobigraphy.
The passages about the character’s mysterious past are peppered with interludes concerning his present, wherein he’s working as an innkeeper, and this storytelling style has been the source of much praise for Rothfuss as a writer. The tie-in books like, novella The Slow Regard of Silent Things, focus on secondary characters within the world of Temerant. Fans of fantasy novels that have a specific focus on magic will find Rothfuss’s novels especially pleasing, since a great deal of worldbuilding has gone into its many unique styles of sorcery.
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Book |
Release Year |
|---|---|
|
The Name of the Wind |
2007 |
|
The Wise Man’s Fear |
2011 |
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The Doors of Stone |
TBA |
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The Lightning Tree |
2014 |
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The Slow Regard of Silent Things |
2014 |
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The Narrow Road Between Desires |
2023 |
13 The Dark Tower
By Stephen King
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Stephen King may be regarded as a master of horror, but he’s also behind one of the best modern fantasy book series — The Dark Tower. While King’s proficiency as an author of course means that the quality of prose is consitently excellent through The Dark Tower books, that’s not the chief reason they’re so beloved and more than worth reading. Stephen King’s fantasy series is truly unique, mixing many common tropes of the genre with that of Western and cowboy stories.
The novels focus on Roland of Deschain, a gunslinger. In Roland’s world, Gunslingers are an almost-Arthurian order of cowboy-like warriors, living by a code and wielding their pistols with the reverence and skills usually seen in the swordsmen of high-fantasy settings (for example, Roland is able to hypnotize the weak-willed by twirling bullets between his fingers). What’s more, the Dark Tower series also links into many of King’s other books, fleshing out the author’s extensive bibliography into a fully-fledged multiverse.
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Book |
Release Year |
|---|---|
|
The Gunslinger |
1982 |
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The Drawing of the Three |
1987 |
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The Waste Lands |
1991 |
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Wizard and Glass |
1997 |
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The Wind Through the Keyhole |
2012 |
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Wolves of the Calla |
2003 |
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Song of Susannah |
2004 |
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The Dark Tower |
2004 |
12 His Dark Materials
By Philip Pullman
The His Dark Materials trilogy has been adapted to screens twice, in the celebrated TV series of the same name, and the maligned 2007 movie The Golden Compass. There’s a reason studios have always been keen to turn the novels into a successful franchise too, as they’re both unique and incredibly engaging. The core trilogy focuses on Lyra Silvertongue, a young girl who exists in a world where every human being is linked to a spirit-animal known as a Daemon.
As the books progress, Lyra travels to many other worlds (including the version of Earth inhabited by readers). She finds herself unraveling a conspiracy that leads to her taking on God himself. While this plot thread created a lot of controversy, it also served to make His Dark Materials incredibly engaging, as the scope of the novels expands to a story that’s truly epic in scale. What’s more, Pullman then expanded on many of the most popular story elements and characters in novellas like Once Upon a Time in the North, meaning there’s no shortage of material for readers to sink their teeth into.
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Book |
Release Year |
|---|---|
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The Golden Compass |
1995 |
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The Subtle Knife |
1997 |
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The Amber Spyglass |
2000 |
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Lyra’s Oxford |
2003 |
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Once Upon a Time in the North |
2008 |
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The Collectors |
2014 |
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La Belle Sauvage |
2017 |
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The Secret Commonwealth |
2019 |
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Serpentine |
2020 |
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The Imagination Chamber |
2022 |
11 The Horus Heresy
By Various
Few fantasy series can claim to be set tens of thousands of years into the future while still feeling more like fantasy than science-fiction, but the Horus Heresy novels pull off this blending of genres perfectly. While there are plenty of examples of advanced technology, these always take a back-seat to the sorcercy, demons, and sword-wielding warriors that each of the books focus on.
Based on the popular tabletop game Warhammer 40,000, the Horus Heresy books are set 10,000 years before the “present day” of the setting. With 64 books in the series by a variety of authors, reading the story in its entirety is no small task, but it is incredibly rewarding. The fantasy aspects are so entrenched in the setting that, for example, science has become a religion, with starships maintained by an order of Tech Priests who know how to appease the “Machine Spirits” that keep the (by the 31st millennium) ancient machines running.
The story itself is an epic tale of betrayal and a galaxy-wide civil war thousands of years in the making. Those loyal to the God-Emperor of Mankind must protect Holy Terra (formerly known as Earth) from the superhuman warlord Horus. To make matters even more dire, Horus himself has fallen sway to the malevolent Chaos Gods. All in all, there are few series that will appeal quite as well for readers wanting a truly epic story to dig into.
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Book |
Author |
Release Year |
|---|---|---|
|
Horus Rising |
Dan Abnett |
2006 |
|
False Gods |
Graham McNeil |
2006 |
|
Galaxy In Flames |
Ben Counter |
2006 |
|
The Flight of the Eisenstein |
James Swallow |
2007 |
|
Fulgrim |
Graham McNeil |
2007 |
|
Descent of Angels |
Mitchel Scanlon |
2007 |
|
Legion |
Dan Abnett |
2008 |
|
Battle for the Abyss |
Ben Counter |
2008 |
|
Mechanicum |
Graham McNeill |
2008 |
|
Tales of Heresy |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2009 |
|
Fallen Angels |
Mike Lee |
2009 |
|
A Thousand Sons |
Graham McNeill |
2010 |
|
Nemesis |
James Swallow |
2010 |
|
The First Heretic |
Aaron Dembski-Bowden |
2010 |
|
Prospero Burns |
Dan Abnett |
2010 |
|
Age Of Darkness |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2011 |
|
The Outcast Dead |
Graham McNeill |
2011 |
|
Deliverance Lost |
Gav Thorpe |
2012 |
|
Know No Fear |
Dan Abnett |
2012 |
|
The Primarchs |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2012 |
|
Fear To Tread |
James Swallow |
2012 |
|
Shadows Of Treachery |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2012 |
|
Angel Exterminatus |
Graham McNeill |
2012 |
|
Betrayer |
Aaron Dembski-Bowden |
2012 |
|
Mark Of Calth |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2013 |
|
Vulkan Lives |
Nick Kyme |
2013 |
|
The Unremembered Empire |
Dan Abnett |
2013 |
|
Scars |
Chris Wraight |
2014 |
|
Vengeful Spirit |
Graham McNeill |
2014 |
|
The Damnation Of Pythos |
David Annandale |
2014 |
|
Legacies Of Betrayal |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2014 |
|
Deathfire |
Nick Kyme |
2015 |
|
War Without End |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2016 |
|
Pharos |
Guy Haley |
2016 |
|
Eye of Terra |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2016 |
|
The Path of Heaven |
Chris Wraight |
2016 |
|
The Silent War |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2016 |
|
Angels of Caliban |
Gav Thorpe |
2016 |
|
Praetorian of Dorn |
John French |
2016 |
|
Corax |
Gav Thorpe |
2016 |
|
The Master Of Mankind |
Aaron Dembski-Bowden |
2016 |
|
Garro |
James Swallow |
2017 |
|
Shattered Legions |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2017 |
|
The Crimson King |
Graham McNeill |
2017 |
|
Tallarn |
John French |
2017 |
|
Ruinstorm |
David Annandale |
2017 |
|
Old Earth |
Nick Kyme |
2017 |
|
The Burden of Loyalty |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2018 |
|
Wolfsbane |
Guy Haley |
2018 |
|
Born of Flame |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2018 |
|
Slaves to Darkness |
John French |
2018 |
|
Heralds of the Siege |
Various (Short Story Collection) |
2018 |
|
Titandeath |
Guy Haley |
2018 |
|
The Buried Dagger |
James Swallow |
2019 |
|
The Solar War |
John French |
2019 |
|
The Lost and the Damned |
Guy Haley |
2019 |
|
The First Wall |
Gav Thorpe |
2019 |
|
Saturnine |
Dan Abnett |
2020 |
|
Mortis |
John French |
2021 |
|
Warhawk |
Chris Wraight |
2021 |
|
Echoes of Eternity |
Aaron Dembski-Bowden |
2022 |
|
The End and the Death Vol. I |
Dan Abnett |
2023 |
|
The End and the Death Vol. 2 |
Dan Abnett |
2023 |
|
The End and the Death Vol. 3 |
Dan Abnett |
2024 |
10 The Wheel Of Time
By Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
Before it was adapted into a hit Amazon Prime TV show, The Wheel of Time was (and still is) regarded as a classic series, falling between the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter eras in the evolution of fantasy literature. Originally planned to be a series of six novels, The Wheel of Time eventually expanded to include 15 novels. While original author Robert Jordan passed away while working on the 12th book, he left his notes for the rest of the series to Brandon Sanderson, who completed the subsequent three novels.
The Wheel of Time’s extensive world-building rivals Tolkien’s creation — Jordan’s dedication to detail is a burden at times. There are many, many characters whose different perspectives eventually branch out to cover several storylines in one ongoing saga. The Wheel of Time show makes some good and bad changes from the books regarding how developed the characters are, but it is up to readers to decide which one they personally prefer.
|
Book |
Release date |
|---|---|
|
The Eye of the World |
1990 |
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The Great Hunt |
1990 |
|
The Dragon Reborn |
1991 |
|
The Shadow Rising |
1992 |
|
The Fires of Heaven |
1993 |
|
Lord of Chaos |
1994 |
|
A Crown of Swords |
1996 |
|
The Path of Daggers |
1998 |
|
Winter’s Heart |
2000 |
|
Crossroads of Twilight |
2003 |
|
New Spring (prequel) |
2004 |
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Knife of Dreams |
2005 |
|
The Gathering Storm |
2009 |
|
Towers of Midnight |
2010 |
|
A Memory of Light |
2013 |
9 The Shadowhunters Chronicles
By Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunters Chronicles started with a single series, then expanded to include a prequel trilogy, then a sequel, a spinoff, and so on. Every story focusing on a new generation of Shadowhunters is equally enthralling. Such a long-running franchise of interconnected series gives readers the chance to see the characters grow over many years, exploring different times and scenarios within this hidden magical world. Readers can pick out which historical aesthetic they prefer, with the Victorian, Edwardian, and modern eras all featured.
Almost every individual series — The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours, etc. — can be read on its own. However, missing out on any of them is risking learning something new about the world. Each series introduces more instantly likable characters, but few are as iconic as the warlock Magnus Bane. Clare must know that Magnus is her best character, as he makes an appearance in most of the books in the series due to his immortality.
|
Series |
Books included |
Release dates |
|---|---|---|
|
The Mortal Instruments |
City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels, City of Heavenly Fire, City of Lost Souls |
2007-2014 |
|
The Infernal Devices |
Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess |
2010-2013 |
|
The Bane Chronicles |
One book of 11 short stories |
2014 |
|
The Dark Artifices |
Lady Midnight, Lord of Shadows, Queen of Air and Darkness |
2016-2018 |
|
The Eldest Curses |
The Red Scrolls of Magic, The Lost Book of the White, The Black Volume of the Dead |
2019-TBC |
|
The Last Hours |
Chain of Gold, Chain of Iron, Chain of Thorns |
2020-2023 |
|
The Wicked Powers |
The Last King of Faerie, The Last Prince of Hell, The Last Shadowhunter |
2026-TBC |
8 From Blood And Ash
By Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Blood and Ash series will comprise seven books in the main narrative — six of which will be released as of 2024 — as well as a prequel/spinoff series of four additional books. Beginning with From Blood and Ash, seasoned fantasy writer Jennifer L. Armentrout won over the fanbases of Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass and Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone. It is unsurprising that From Blood and Ash would be liked by fans of these previous series when it also focuses on a strong female lead, a sexy forbidden romance, and a revolution against a corrupted government.
As the series continues, the lore only gets deeper while Poppy and Hawke’s romance gets more complicated. The only caveat is that readers will be forced to wait for the seventh book once they have finished the currently published ones. However, that is still 10 books, which will keep even the most dedicated readers busy for a while.
|
Book |
Release date |
|---|---|
|
From Blood and Ash |
2020 |
|
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire |
2020 |
|
The Crown of Gilded Bones |
2021 |
|
A Shadow in the Ember (prequel book #1) |
2021 |
|
The War of Two Queens |
2022 |
|
A Light in the Flame (prequel book #2) |
2022 |
|
A Soul of Ash and Blood |
2023 |
|
A Fire in the Flesh (prequel book #3) |
2023 |
|
The Primal of Blood and Bone |
2024 |
|
Born of Blood and Ash (prequel book #4) |
2024 |
|
Blood and Ash book #7 |
TBC |
7 A Song Of Ice And Fire
By George R. R. Martin
Game of Thrones
makes some of the characters more conventionally heroic, but those who are inclined to an even darker story can find it in the books.
For all of Game of Thrones’ compelling storylines and world-building, some things from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series didn’t make it into the show. These books are incredibly dense and take years to write, yielding stunning results in a rich medievalist world. Game of Thrones makes some of the characters more conventionally heroic, but those who are inclined to an even darker story can find it in the books.
Additionally, characters such as the Martell family are far more developed; only readers know them as they were intended to be. At the time of writing, Martin still faces pressure to complete the series, especially in the wake of Game of Thrones’ controversial finale. However, even if the final books are never published, the A Song of Ice and Fire books may offer fans some closure. Perhaps they can come to their own conclusion about how things would have ended with additional information about all the characters.
|
Book |
Release date |
|---|---|
|
A Game of Thrones |
1996 |
|
A Clash of Kings |
1998 |
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A Storm of Swords |
2000 |
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A Feast for Crows |
2005 |
|
A Dance with Dragons |
2011 |
|
The Winds of Winter |
TBC |
|
A Dream of Spring |
TBC |
6 The Grishaverse
By Leigh Bardugo
Those who are still upset about the Shadow and Bone storylines that will never be resolved due to the show’s cancellation can turn to the source material for answers. The original Shadow and Bone trilogy is a bestselling series that introduces the fantastical world of Ravka and the countries surrounding it, with fan-favorite characters including Alina, Nikolai, and Zoya. However, these first three books pale in comparison to Bardugo’s first spinoff in the Grishaverse.
Six of Crows is doubtlessly one of the best fantasy duologies to read, with a plot conceptualized as a fantasy Ocean’s Eleven and a crew of underdog criminals ready to make everyone who underestimated them dreadfully sorry. Kaz and his Crows are at the center of the story, with some appearances by characters from the Shadow and Bone books. Bardugo then leads into the King of Scars duology — the books that finally give Zoya’s character her due — with the possibility of more adventures to come.
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Book |
Release date |
|---|---|
|
Shadow and Bone |
2012 |
|
Siege and Storm |
2013 |
|
Ruin and Rising |
2014 |
|
Six of Crows |
2015 |
|
Crooked Kingdom |
2016 |
|
King of Scars |
2019 |
|
Rule of Wolves |
2021 |
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5 Discworld
By Terry Pratchett
Fantasy legend Terry Pratchett demonstrates his razor-sharp sense of humor and incomparable knowledge of his favored genre in the Discworld novels. The fact that the Discworld is a flat planet balanced on the backs of four giant elephants who stand on the back of a gargantuan turtle gives readers some indication of what they are in for. The Discworld series comprises 41 books published over more than 30 years; however, starting with the first book published is not necessary.
There are multiple starting points and several storylines focusing on specific characters to follow. The books focusing on Pratchett’s amicable personification of death and his family feature intriguing musings on humanity and mortality. Guards! Guards! and the other novels focusing on the City Watch’s reformation offer some fantastically parodical moments regarding the long-lost heir trope. Pratchett’s ability to take apart the tropes and rebuild them makes the Discworld novels a vital contribution to the fantasy genre.
|
Subseries |
Books included |
Release dates |
|---|---|---|
|
Rincewind |
The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery, Eric, Interesting Times, The Last Continent, The Last Hero |
1983-2001 |
|
Witches |
Equal Rites, Wyrd Systers, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, Carpe Jugulum |
1987-1998 |
|
Death |
Mort, Reaper Man, Soul Music, Hogfather, Thief of Time |
1987-2001 |
|
City Watch |
Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night Watch, Thud!, Snuff |
1989-2011 |
|
Industrial Revolution |
Moving Pictures, The Truth, Monstrous Regiment, Unseen Academicals |
1990-2009 |
|
Tiffany Aching |
The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight, The Shepherd’s Crown |
2003-2015 |
|
Moist von Lipwig |
Going Postal, Making Money, Raising Steam |
2004-2013 |
|
Standalones |
Pyramids, Small Gods, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents |
1989, 1992, 2010 |
4 The Earthsea Cycle
By Ursula K. Le Guin
The genre-defining fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin wrote several standalone sci-fi novels within her Hainish universe, while The Earthsea Cycle is her primary contribution to the fantasy genre and her only major novel series, in the traditional sense of the descriptor. Consisting of six books, The Earthsea Cycle does not follow the typical linear book-to-book narrative readers have come to expect with today’s many fantasy series that are heavily derivative of each other. Rather, the series jumps between characters’ perspectives at different times in their lives.
Earthsea introduced a magic system focusing on a true language that was later adapted by Christopher Paolini in The Inheritance Cycle, with subplots exploring improper uses of magic. Earthsea also represents a major jump forward in the inclusion of people of color in fantasy literature, while later books also constitute impactful stories about gender power politics as they relate to gendered interpretations of magic in Le Guin’s world. Earthsea is one of the most complex fantasy series of the past century, with its publication stretching over 30 years.
|
Book |
Release date |
|---|---|
|
A Wizard of Earthsea |
1968 |
|
The Tombs of Atuan |
1971 |
|
The Farthest Shore |
1972 |
|
Tehanu |
1990 |
|
Tales from Earthsea |
2001 |
|
The Other Wind |
2001 |
3 The Riordanverse
By Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan’s expansive literary universe is characterized by sarcastic humor and clever takes on mythological figures. The modernized versions of characters from various mythologies are hilarious, encompassing everything from the Sphinx hosting a game show to Hades complaining about paying his employees overtime. Over the years, Riordan gradually expanded the world from his initial premise of modern Greek gods to include their Roman iterations, as well as the Egyptian and Norse pantheons. It started with the smallest hints that they were all happening in the same setting, before showing direct interactions between the characters of different series.
The sheer number of books with different series of books focusing on different characters allows Riordan to fully develop everyone. At this point, Percy’s story is no more complete than Nico di Angelo’s or Magnus Chase’s (a character named after Cassandra Clare’s Magnus, as noted in Sword of Summer’s dedication). There is a myriad of individual storylines to get invested in, new facets of different mythologies to learn about, and endless hysterical jokes in the Riordanverse, for readers of all ages.
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Series |
Books included |
Release dates |
|---|---|---|
|
Percy Jackson & the Olympians |
The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian, The Chalice of the Gods, Wrath of the Triple Goddess |
2005-2024 |
|
The Heroes of Olympus |
The Lost Hero, The Son of Neptune, The Mark of Athena, The House of Hades, The Blood of Olympus |
2010-2014 |
|
The Kane Chronicles |
The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, The Serpent’s Shadow |
2010-2012 |
|
Demigods and Magicians |
Three short stories, published individually first |
2013-2015 |
|
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard |
The Sword of Summer, The Hammer of Thor, The Ship of the Dead |
2015-2017 |
|
The Trials of Apollo |
The Hidden Oracle, The Dark Prophecy, The Burning Maze, The Tyrant’s Tomb, The Tower of Nero |
2016-2020 |
|
The Sun and the Star |
Standalone novel |
2023 |
2 Mistborn
By Brandon Sanderson
Custom image by Yeider Chacon
Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn movie has been stuck in development hell for years, to the endless frustration of readers who know it to be one of the best fantasy novel series out there. The first three books published form a trilogy while the latter four are another series set in the same world centuries later. The Wheel of Time co-writer kicked things off in The Final Empire with a fugitive protagonist planning to destroy his world’s corrupt empire, coming across another young criminal who has the same supernatural gifts as him.
The “Mistborn” have some supernatural powers, but the magic system expands in unexpected ways, especially in the later books. However, in general, people who love outlaw protagonists and fantasy revolutions will enjoy the Mistborn series. Readers will also experience two different aesthetics, with the first trilogy resembling a classic medievalist fantasy, while the latter four books take place in a setting closer to the 20th century, with magic mixed in.
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Book |
Release date |
|---|---|
|
The Final Empire |
2006 |
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The Well of Ascension |
2007 |
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The Hero of Ages |
2008 |
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The Alloy of Law |
2011 |
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Shadows of Self |
2015 |
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The Bands of Mourning |
2016 |
|
The Lost Metal |
2022 |
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1 The Bone Season
By Samantha Shannon
With the recent release of revised editions, now is the perfect time to start
The Bone Season
before the next three books are released.
At the time of writing, Samantha Shannon’s The Bone Season series includes four books in the main timeline, an in-between novella, a prequel book, and a companion piece that is supposed to be a pamphlet that exists within the series’ setting. It has taken Shannon 10 years to write and publish these books, with three more planned installments in the series. With the recent release of revised editions, now is the perfect time to start The Bone Season before the next three books are released.
Another must-read for fans of criminal escapades, The Bone Season follows the life and times of Paige Mahoney, a fugitive dreamwalker and clairvoyant trying to survive in dystopian London. This is before she is kidnapped and brought to the enigmatic city of Oxford, where new dangers await. The amount of time it has taken to write this series is illustrative of how it is not just long but dense, making it an arduous read — yet like its contemporary series, it is undoubtedly worth readers’ time.
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Book |
Release date |
|---|---|
|
The Bone Season |
2013 |
|
The Mime Order |
2015 |
|
The Pale Dreamer (prequel) |
2016 |
|
The Song Rising |
2017 |
|
The Dawn Chorus (novella) |
2020 |
|
The Mask Falling |
2021 |
|
The Dark Mirror |
2025 |
|
The Bone Season book #6 |
TBC |
|
The Bone Season book #7 |
TBC |