Book Series reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 327 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 59 posts to rank the best Book Series brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/suggestmeabook, r/Fantasy, r/discworld, r/booksuggestions, r/audible. Top-rated brands include Terry Pratchett (4.5/5), Brandon Sanderson (4.9/5), Jim Butcher (4.9/5).
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Reviews327
Subreddits28
Posts59
Brands74
Products87
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#1
Terry Pratchett
4.5
(60)
"I love it and read/listen to it at least once and honestly it’s weird because the witches are my favorite characters but this just grabbed a hold of me and never let go"
"I loved it. It's still one of my favorite watch books."
"The Tiffany books are probably my favorite they are so wonderful and probably the most accessible to folks who aren't familiar with Pratchett's writing style."
"Small Gods, without a doubt, because you can delve into it with literally zero knowledge of Pterry, Discworld, its characters, and its lore."
"Everything I’ve read so far has been brilliant"
"Going Postal is the one I always recommend to people who I’m fairly certain will only read one."
"Moving Pictures, just for the staggering layers of references to movies in general."
"Either Small Gods or Guards Guards depending on the person and what they might like."
"Definitely Going postal - it works well as a stand alone, and is one of my favourite books in the series"
"Small gods"
#2
Brandon Sanderson
4.9
(14)
"Anything from the Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson - A number of standalone books, some short stories, and a pair of epic series that all take place in a larger shared universe."
"The original Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson"
"IMO Stormlight is better than Mistborn by a good bit. Bigger world with more depth."
"Anything by Brandon Sanderson. Start with the Mistborn trilogy."
"Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson."
"Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn is sort of like that."
"Stormlight Archive"
"The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson."
"The first Mistborn trilogy - every book is incredible and they don't drop off - they just keep getting better!"
"Brandon Sanderson is great for no spice, you should check out Mistborn or Stormlight Archive by him."
#3
Jim Butcher
4.9
(10)
"Series"
"Personally, huge fan of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher."
"Jim Butcher Codex Alera series,"
"Dresden Files."
"The Dresden Files ftw!"
"Very good modern fantasy."
"The Dresden Files
The Sandman Slim series
The Iron Druid Chronicles
The Nightside series
The Monkeewrench series"
"Dresden Files"
"Dresden Files, Jim Butcher"
"The Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher very much incorporates legions and shield walls."
#4
Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
(9)
"The third novel is The Hallowed Hunt. It's completely standalone."
"Curse of Chalion definitely challenges for a place as my favourite fantasy novel that I keep revisiting. Caz is such a great character."
"World Of The Five Gods series, by Lois McMaster Bujold. Most interesting, coherent, and cohesive take on a fictional religion I've ever read."
"Lois McMaster Bujold's books in general. She's won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards. There are two main series, the Miles Vorkosigan saga, which is somewhere between space opera, military science fiction, and a comedy of manners."
"The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold."
"If you don't mind sci fi, the Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold."
"The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold."
"Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold."
"*World Of The Five Gods* series, by Lois McMaster Bujold."
#5
Robin Hobb
5.0
(8)
"Start with her Farseer Trilogy."
"Robin Hobb’s Assassin’s Apprentice and follow the series from there"
"Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb"
"Robin Hobb is the best character writer in the fantasy world based off of what I have read so far."
"Both have rich character development, epic worlds and many books to keep you reading for a long time"
"Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb."
"Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb."
"The realm of the elderlings series by robin hobb is a must read."
#6
Steven Erikson
4.9
(8)
"Easy Toll the Hounds from Erikson !!"
"Malazan, Steven Erikson and Ian Esslemont - The initial two parallel series' are ten and six books."
"Malazan, book of the Fallen!"
"Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson"
"Malazan book of the fallen"
"Malazan by Steven Erikson."
"There's no more epic fantasy series than Malazan."
"Toll he hounds in Malazan. Really felt like that should have been the last book of the series. Super epic, felt good to return to your old favorite characters and it has Kruppe!"
#7
Pierce Brown
4.9
(7)
"Red rising is the way to go ..."
"Red rising, no contest."
"Pierce Brown Red Rising series."
"**Red Rising** by Pierce Brown is one of my favs."
"Red Rising is the single best series start to finish for me."
"Red Rising."
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown. This is a longer series, but I only read the first three books and thought they told a good self-contained story."
#8
Stephen King
5.0
(6)
"The Dark Tower series, Stephen King."
"King’s Dark Tower series."
"The Dark Tower by Stephen King."
"**The Dark Tower** by Stephen King."
"The Dark Tower.
I am currently reading all the series connected books.
It really is Stephen Kings Magnum Opus in my opinion."
"Stephen King's Dark Tower series."
#9
Rick Riordan
5.0
(6)
"Ended up going with Percy Jackson after having changed our minds several times since there are so many good choices."
"Percy Jackson for sure! Or the Kane Chronicles, also my Rick Riordan but about Egyptian lore."
"I found Percy Jackson to be infinitely better."
"The Percy Jackson series and *The Inheritance Cycle*"
"Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. 15 plus amazing books."
"Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan or a classic like The Chronicles of Narnia."
#10
Eoin Colfer
5.0
(6)
"Artemis Fowl series, The Thief Lord, Percy Jackson series"
"Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer"
"The Artemis Fowl series."
"Artemis fowl."
"Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer."
"I personally enjoyed Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer."
#11
Wings of Fire
5.0
(6)
"Wings of Fire is amazing!"
"Great messaging, fun concept, good story telling"
"The Wings of Fire series. Think Games of Thrones, but with dragons as the main characters."
"Wings of Fire would be good. A lot of books in the series."
"Wings of Fire series, Wise Child series, Birchbark House series"
"He’s also into the Wings of Fire series."
#12
Robert Jordan
4.8
(6)
"3) Wheel of Time"
"The wheel of time by Robert Jordan."
"The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan"
"Wheel of Time."
"The Wheel of Time, Jordan."
"I was in the same situation some time ago and i started reading The Wheel of Time, good to get yourself deep into a world."
#13
Iain M. Banks
5.0
(5)
"Iain M Banks's Culture series."
"The Culture series by Iain M. Banks. Start with consider phlebas, it's the first, and read in publication order."
"The Culture by Iain M. Banks"
"Iain m Banks' Culture series."
"Iain m Banks' Culture series"
#14
Harry Potter
5.0
(5)
"An 8 year old who loves reading is 100% ready for Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter"
"Harry potter"
"Harry Potter"
"Harry Potter!"
#15
Dungeon Crawler Carl
5.0
(5)
"All of Dungeon Crawler Carl... 6 books done... pre order book 7."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl, I am not a big listener, aka reader, but the books are amazing."
"Holy moly, Dungeon Crawler Carl for sure."
"Dungeon Crawler Carl is a must."
"For comedy-fantasy, Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman."
#16
Patrick Rothfuss
5.0
(5)
"KingKiller Chronicles lol"
"The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss is a favorite."
"The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (Rothfus?) is pretty dynamic."
"Can’t wait to get the next gen upset about book 3."
"The king killer chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss."
#17
Frank Herbert
5.0
(5)
"I finished the four book “Hyperion” series recently."
"The Dune series takes place over many thousands of years."
"Dune by Frank Herbert"
"Dune series is good. Highly interesting and informative."
"I really liked the Dune series by Frank Herbert."
#18
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.8
(5)
"Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin."
"Seconding Earthsea! Maybe pick up the Dragonlance trilogy for the old-school DnD adventuring?"
"Based on your other interests, I think the Earthsea cycle would be perfect."
"The Earthsea series! Lots of fantastic worldbuilding, great gods and antagonists, and fairly short books so it's not a massive commitment."
"A notable exception was the Earthsea series by Ursula Le Guin."
#19
Philip Pullman
4.6
(5)
"Repeating that His Dark Materials, its sequel trilogy (maybe in a few years), and its companion novellae are the best children's books ever written"
"His Dark Materials."
"His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman."
"His dark materials. Original trilogy."
"His Dark Materials is a really good fantasy trilogy."
#20
Tad Williams
4.6
(5)
"Absolutely, 1,000% the Osten Ard series from Tad Williams."
"Oh, your absolutely need to read Tad Williams books Memory Sorrow and Thorn."
"Osten Ard series by Tad Williams."
"Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series by Tad Williams."
"If you are up for reading a longer series... you might like Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams."
#21
Jessica Townsend
5.0
(4)
"It's my favorite series even as an adult."
"I recommend [Nevermoor] by Jessica Townsend! It's my favorite series."
"I highly recommend Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend!"
"Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend! It's my favorite series even as an adult."
#22
Will Wight
5.0
(4)
"Cradle series by Will Wight"
"Cradle by Will Wight."
"Cradle has 12 books in it."
"Cradle by Will Wight for action packed, quick reads."
#23
Michael Connelly
5.0
(4)
"Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly."
"Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly"
"The Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly."
"Harry Bosch series (Veteran detective investigates murders) by Michael Connelly."
#24
J.K. Rowling
5.0
(4)
"Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter, The Dark Tower series by Stephen King."
"Harry Potter"
#25
Joe Abercrombie
5.0
(4)
"The first law by Joe Abercrombie"
"The First Law, but do yourself a favour and listen to the audiobooks."
"First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie"
"Joe Abercrombie's First Law series. Or really, anything Abercrombie."
#26
James S.A. Corey
5.0
(4)
"This science fiction series starts with 'Leviathan Wakes' and is praised for its intricate plotting."
"The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey - starts with Leviathan Wakes. I could not put them down."
"THE EXPANSE!!! The best sci-fi series I’ve ever read."
"The Expanse was a really good series."
#27
C.S. Lewis
4.8
(4)
"The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis"
"The Chronicles of Narnia. By CS Lewis."
"The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis."
"Otherwise, we’re reading the Narnia series which he’s enjoying"
#28
Erin Hunter
4.8
(4)
"If she likes cats, the Warrior Cats series could keep her entertained for the rest of her life"
"I love the Warriors series."
"The Warriors series by Erin Hunter."
"Warrior cats"
#29
Craig Johnson
4.8
(4)
"Longmire Mysteries by Craig Johnson"
"The Walt Longmire series by Craig Johnson"
"The Longmire Mysteries by Craig Johnson."
"Longmire series from Craig Johnson is great."
#30
John Gwynne
4.0
(4)
"The Faithful and The Fallen by John Gwynne may be what you're looking for!"
"Bloodsworn by John Gwynne"
"You could read *The Faithful and the Fallen* by John Gwynne."
#31
Hugh Howey
5.0
(3)
"Highly recommend Hugh Howey’s “Silo” series."
"I loved the Silo Series by Hugh Howey! It’s a dystopian future series."
"Also the Silo series."
#32
Miya Kazuki
5.0
(3)
"Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki is one of my favorites"
"Ascendance of a bookworm by Miya Kazuki if probably my personal favorite fantasy series."
"Ascendance of a Bookworm, Miya Kazuki"
#33
Dan Simmons
5.0
(3)
"Hyperion!"
"I would highly recommend Hyperion by Dan Simmons, an incredible book and a great series."
"If you’re into sci-fi and haven’t read Hyperion yet you should."
#34
The Wandering Inn
5.0
(3)
"The Wandering Inn - It's a huge multi book series that just keeps going."
"The Wandering Inn is very well recommended."
"I'm absolutely loving it."
#35
Ryan Cahill
5.0
(3)
"Gotta be Bound and the Broken by Ryan Cahill. Ticks so many boxes."
"Ryan Cahill's The Bound and the Broken"
"The Bound and the Broken by Ryan Cahill for a more adult, grim-darkish Eragon-esque story."
#36
David Eddings
5.0
(3)
"The Belgariad by David Eddings is recommended."
"The Belgariad by David Eddings."
"The Belgariad"
#37
John Flanagan
4.7
(3)
"Rangers Apprentice. I absolutely loved that series as a kid."
"The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan should also be considered."
"Rangers apprentice was pretty good back in the day."
#38
Glen Cook
4.7
(3)
"The black company"
"Glen Cook has The Tower of Fear, which takes place over a couple of days, and The Dragon Never Sleeps, which takes place over several years. Both are excellent standalones and some of his best work."
"Hobbit?
The First Law
The Black Company
Cradle
Dresden Files"
#39
Brian Jacques
4.3
(3)
"Redwall is the perfect kids book series!"
"Redwall series"
"The Redwall series by Brian Jaques. My kids were obsessed."
#40
Children of Time
4.3
(3)
"Children of Time, highly recommend."
"I really enjoyed the Children of Time series."
"Children of Time audiobook was solid."
#41
Drew Hayes
4.0
(3)
"I second the Superpowered series by Drew Hayes."
"Super Powereds by Drew Hayes. Tried it because it was free, now I’m hooked."
"Super Powereds by Drew Hayes had all 4 books in the Plus catalog last time I looked and is a complete series."
#42
Star Wars
4.0
(3)
"The Jedi apprentice books were my favorite when I was that age!"
"Seconded! I immediately thought of Jedi Apprentice when I saw the question."
"I was absolutely obsessed with the Jedi Apprentice series at 12 years old."
#43
Angie Sage
5.0
(2)
"Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage."
"The Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage has a Harry Potter feel."
#44
N.K. Jemisin
5.0
(2)
"Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemison. All three won the Hugo!"
"Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin is phenomenal."
#45
Susan Cooper
5.0
(2)
"The Dark is Rising sequence. So, so good."
"The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper"
#46
Michael J. Sullivan
5.0
(2)
"Riyria Revelations by Michael J Sullivan, starting with Theft of Swords. The characters and story are fresh and fun, with lots of twists and an epic climax."
"I thoroughly enjoyed Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Revelations."
#47
Louise Penny
5.0
(2)
"Three Pines Series by Louise Penny, hands down."
"Mystery- Three Pines series by Louise Penny"
#48
J. K. Rowling
5.0
(2)
"Harry Potter- The Goblet of Fire is recommended."
"Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire is recommended."
#49
Mistborn
5.0
(2)
"For high fantasy, cosmere by Brandon Sanderson. One series in the cosmere is mistborn."
"Start with Mistborn before moving to Stormlight Archive."
#50
Realm of the Elderlings
5.0
(2)
"Check out The Realm of the Elderlings series, starting with Assassin's Apprentice!"
"Both are character focused"
#51
George R.R. Martin
5.0
(2)
"Game of Thrones (Song of fire and ice)."
"A Song of Ice and Fire is the first one that comes to mind looking at what you asked for."
#52
Raymond E. Feist
5.0
(2)
"Raymond E Feist, Riftwar series."
"Riftwar Saga"
#53
Guy Gavriel Kay
5.0
(2)
"The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay. It's 2 books."
"The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay"
#54
Martha Wells
5.0
(2)
"Also Wells’ Murderbots series starting with All Systems Red."
"I whipped through the Murderbot books like a dog at a milk bone buffet!"
#55
Adrian Tchaikovsky
5.0
(2)
"Fantastic series."
"I really liked Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series."
#56
Raven Kennedy
5.0
(2)
"I would absolutely recommend the Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy!"
"Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy - Best spice I've read."
#57
Vince Flynn
5.0
(2)
"Mitch Rapp books by Vince Flynn."
"Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn"
#58
Ben Aaronovitch
5.0
(2)
"Definitely check out Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch."
"Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovich."
#59
Scott Lynch
5.0
(2)
"The Lies of Locke Lamora is really good. It’s technically a 3 book series but the first book is the best and stands on its own legs."
"The Lies of Locke Lamora is my favorite book. Works perfectly well as a standalone."
#60
China Miéville
5.0
(2)
"Perdido Street Station and The Scar by China Mieville. Same universe but they're actually standalones."
"Just about any book by Guy Gavriel Kay (most of his books are set in the same world but are totally stand alone stories), any book really but especially Perdido "
#61
J. R. R. Tolkien
5.0
(2)
"2) Lord of the Rings"
"The Lord of the Rings, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Book of the New Sun, A Song of Ice and Fire (unfinished and will never be), The Earthsea Cycle, The Wheel of Time I think are generally considered the best."
#62
Larry Correia
5.0
(2)
"Have you tried Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia?"
"Monster Hunter International (MHI) by Larry Correia."
#63
John Sandford
5.0
(2)
"John Sandford’s Lucas Davenport universe."
"Lucas Davenport/Prey series by John Sandford."
#64
Jack Carr
5.0
(2)
"The terminal list series by Jack Carr is what I got in to after I finished the reacher series"
"Terminal List series by Jack Carr"
#65
Fazbear's Frights series
3.0
(3)
"Fazbear's frights, i love the book series so much."
"Tales I think are the most consistent in quality throughout but its worst stories are some of the worst in the franchise"
"Fazbear Frights started off pretty good but spiralled out into sharkboy and lava girl level insanity"
#66
Warhammer
4.5
(2)
"My wife started there and has now read both Eisenhorn and ravenor trilogies"
"But it gives the general feel of 40k without having to know all of the heavy lore details."
#67
Malus Darkblade
4.5
(2)
"Malus Darkblade by Dan Abnett and Mike Lee."
"For fantasy, I recommend Malus Darkblade to understand the Druchii (Dark Elf) culture."
#68
T. Kingfisher
4.5
(2)
"So good."
"Saint of Steel series by T. Kingfisher."
#69
Elizabeth Moon
4.5
(2)
"The Deed of Paksennarion by Elizabeth Moon is a three book omnibus (about 1000 pages in its trade form) that is most excellent."
"Sheepfarmer's Daughter - Elizabeth Moon (Book 1 of The Deed of Paksenarrion) Young woman runs away from home to avoid being married to a pig farmer and joins a mercenary company."
#70
Stephen Lawhead
4.0
(2)
"Stephen Lawhead's Celtic Crusades - I haven't read them for a number of years so not sure how they have aged, but I enjoyed them."
"Stephen Lawhead's Celtic Crusades - I haven't read them for a number of years so not sure how they have aged."
#71
Riyria Revelations
4.0
(2)
"Very character focused with an overarching plot that the two main characters (thieves who are best friends) keep stumbling into."
"Riyria Revelations by /u/michaeljsullivan."
#72
Poul Anderson
4.0
(2)
"# The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson comes to mind."
"Poul Anderson's The Boat of a Million Years is the very definition of what you're looking for."
#73
Daniel Quigley
4.0
(2)
"If you’re ok with a little shameless self promotion and giving an Indie book a shot. I wrote one. It’s got Cryptids, gnomes, and pick up limes."
"I wrote one. It’s got Cryptids, gnomes, and pick up limes."
#74
Choice of Games
3.0
(2)
"I used to LOVE this series. I think Heroes Rise was the first IF that got me hooked lol."
"Ehhhh.. it's isn't that good, imo. Tbf Heroes Rise is an Old series, compared to good HG games released nowadays."
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