Fantasy Series reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 193 Reddit reviews across 11 subreddits and 30 posts to rank the best Fantasy Series brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Fantasy, r/suggestmeabook, r/IndiansRead, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/booksuggestions. Top-rated brands include Robin Hobb (4.9/5), Brandon Sanderson (4.8/5), N.K. Jemisin (4.9/5).
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Reviews193
Subreddits11
Posts30
Brands78
Products95
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#1
Robin Hobb
4.9
(20)
"Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy or Memory Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams would be my highest recommendations"
"I'd recommend Robin Hobb. Start with the Farseer trilogy. Also, Guy Gavriel Kay. I actually thought of him first for good prose."
"Robin Hobb is one of the best for good prose and personal stories in a fantasy world. Her Realm of the Elderlings series starting with Assassin's Apprentice :)"
"Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb."
"It's easily my fav series now."
"The most engrossing, thought-invading fantasy book series I have ever read."
"If you're looking for a longer series with some of the best characters in fantasy you'll want to check out Realm of the Elderlings."
"Arguably the greatest fantasy writer of all time, Robin Hobb."
"Robin Hobb is amazing. Be warned her series is long and can be slow at points."
"Robin Hobb, Mercedes Lackey (anything by her), Elizabeth Moon."
#2
Brandon Sanderson
4.8
(16)
"Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson."
"The first three books of the Stormlight Archives - Brandon Sanderson."
"Mistborn."
"Mistborn is peak"
"Start with Mistborn; read the first trilogy."
"Brandon Sanderson -Mistborn"
"The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson if you want excellent world building."
"Any book written by Brandon Sanderson."
"Also excels at world-building."
"Ooh, and the Misborn trilogy if you haven't read it."
#3
N.K. Jemisin
4.9
(7)
"The Broken Earth trilogy, starts with The Fifth Season."
"NK Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy."
"Any of NK Jemisin's trilogies/series. Broken Earth, in particular, is my #1 all time."
"Start with n.k. jemison, octavia butler, and margaret atwood, theyre are at the top of the list for me."
"Broken Earth by NK Jemisin!!!"
"Many recommend N. K. Jemisin (*Broken Earth*)."
"N.K. Jemisin and R. F. Kuang are authors that tackle deeper social issues in fantasy settings."
#4
Brandon Mull
4.8
(6)
"My third grade daughter is obsessed with Fablehaven, Wings of Fire, and Peter and the Starcatchers."
"Fablehaven by Brandon Mull was my favorite in third grade- his Beyonders series could also work!"
"Fablehaven"
"My nephews and nieces loved Fablehaven and other Brandon Mull books."
"I think that was about the age I read Fablehaven, which I really liked."
#5
Eoin Colfer
5.0
(5)
"Artemis Fowl, levin Thumps, fablehaven, Percy Jackson, etc."
"Artemis Fowl bt Eoin Colfer!"
"Artemis Fowl is perfect!"
"Artemis fowl."
"Give the Artimis Fowl seri a a look. Great modern time fantasy setting"
#6
J.R.R. Tolkien
4.8
(5)
"Lotr."
"3rd grade was when I first read The Hobbit, and I can't imagine a better hook to get her into fantasy!"
"**The Lord of The Rings** is an obvious pick, as it is the benchmark for all modern fantasy."
"Is unequivocally the best fantasy series ever."
"You can't go wrong with the Hobbit."
#7
Tad Williams
4.6
(5)
"I suggest memory sorry and thorn. It inspired grr Martin and I could get lost in the prose."
"Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn (first book: The Dragonbone Chair, trilogy)"
"I highly recommend the series Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams."
"I second Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, but am sort of confused with the Malazan tirade lol."
"Memory sorrow and thorn by Tad William."
#8
Lois McMaster Bujold
4.0
(5)
"The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold"
"Her books set in the World of the Five Gods."
"The World of the Five Gods books by Lois McMaster Bujold."
"Lois McMaster Bujold has some great series."
"The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold."
#9
Robert Jordan
5.0
(4)
"It is a Huge investment of your time as there are 13 big, fat books in the series but they are truly one of the best fantasy works for a reason!"
"Robert Jordan - the Wheel of Time"
"The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan - 14 books plus the prequel book."
"Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan is really incredible."
#10
Janny Wurts
4.8
(4)
"Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts - 11 long books"
"Janny Wurts has 11 books in the finished Wars of light and Shadow series."
"Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts"
"Many recommend Janny Wurts (*Wars of Light and Shadow*)."
#11
Terry Pratchett
4.5
(4)
"The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett - start with Guards! Guards!."
"Discworld series, Terry Pratchett."
"Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. Maybe Dennis E Taylor: We Are Legion."
"Pratchett is a good one, but a lot of the jokes rely on extensive knowledge of English."
#12
Martha Wells
4.5
(4)
"Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells."
"A security construct hacks its programming to achieve autonomy."
"The Books of the Raksura or the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy by Martha Wells."
"If you’re up for some sci fi, I’d suggest The Murderbot diaries by Martha Wells."
#13
Stephen King
5.0
(3)
"The Dark Tower by Stephen King. I would say this series is top 5. And the ending… gave me chills."
"The Dark Tower by Stephen King."
"The dark tower by Stephen king"
#14
John Flanagan
5.0
(3)
"I loved these as a teen and highly recommend!"
"The Ranger's Apprentice series."
"Rangers apprentice series by John Flanagan. You won't find a better series."
#15
Ed McDonald
5.0
(3)
"The Raven's Mark Trilogy by Ed Mcdonald."
"Blackwing from Ed McDonald. Especially if you like grimdark. It's a kind of post apo fantasy world. Amazing world building and thé character is very cool"
#16
Susanna Clarke
5.0
(3)
"Piranesi is the obvious choice if you haven't read it already."
"Susanna Clarke is criminally underappreciated."
"I recommend [Jonathon Strange & Mr. Norrell]."
#17
Dan Simmons
5.0
(3)
"Hyperion Cantos is what you're looking for."
"Technically SciFi, but very fantastical."
"You’ve gotta read Hyperion if you haven’t already."
#18
J.V. Jones
4.7
(3)
"Underrated as in not talked about enough."
"Since you read and liked ASOIAF I'll recommend my recent favourite Sword of Shadows by JV Jones."
"Sword of Shadows by JV Jones."
#19
Katherine Arden
4.3
(3)
"The Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden"
"The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden."
#20
Rachel Neumeier
4.3
(3)
"The Tuyo series by Rachel Neumeier. It’s 9 books and there will probably be more books in this world but the main storyline is finished."
"New (not medieval but quite epic): the Tuyo series by Rachel Neumeier: a young warrior is left as a sacrifice"
"The Tuyo series or the Death’s Lady trilogy by Rachel Neumeier."
#21
C.J. Cherryh
4.0
(3)
"The Fortress series by CJ Cherryh: the main character is reincarnated and regarded with suspicion as he could be someone powerful, but he has no memories and knows nothing about the world in the beginning."
"The Fortress series or the Morgaine Cycle by CJ Cherryh."
"Work by CJ Cherryh, specifically the Fortress series."
#22
Rick Riordan
5.0
(2)
"Percy Jackson, Wings of Fire, maybe the Lunar Chronicles?"
"Percy Jackson!"
#23
Michelle Paver
5.0
(2)
"Highly recommend the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series by Michelle Paver."
#24
Lloyd Alexander
5.0
(2)
"Would also highly recommend reading the books with your child."
#25
Patricia A. McKillip
5.0
(2)
"My favourites are Patricia McKilip, Robin Hobb and Janny Wurts."
"Try Patricia McKillip... pretty much anything of hers is worth reading."
#26
Steven Erikson
5.0
(2)
"Is absolutely incredible."
"Malazan Book of the Fallen is something that always gets recommended on here."
#27
Will Wight
5.0
(2)
"Cradle - Will Wight."
"Cradle by Will Wight! It's part of Will Wight's shared universe."
#28
Michael Grant
5.0
(2)
"Gone by Michael Grant easily, probably my favorite fantasy series and I'm a big reader."
"The Gone series by Michael Grant!"
#29
Brian Jacques
5.0
(2)
"Redwall books by Brian Jacques"
"Redwall is a great fit for this if they are a strong reader."
#30
Philip Pullman
5.0
(2)
"His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman"
"**His Dark Materials** by Phil Pullman is simply amazing."
#31
NK Jemisin
5.0
(2)
"(trilogy)"
#32
Terry Brooks
4.5
(2)
"I'm also fond of the Magic Kingdom of Landover books by Terry Brooks."
"I got started on fantasy with the Magic Kingdom of Landover series from Terry Brooks."
#33
Joe Abercrombie
4.5
(2)
"The First Law world by Joe Abercrombie (grimdark plot set in a post medieval world with a lil bit of magic and some of the best characters I have ever read)"
"I’d suggest checking out Joe Abercrombie’s The First Law series. Abercrombie writes in a pretty straightforward, cinematic style with a focus on characters and dialogue."
#34
Anne McCaffrey
4.5
(2)
"Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey."
"Haven't seen any recs for it yet, so the Dragonriders of Pern books by Anne McCaffrey."
#35
Domagoj Kurmaić
4.5
(2)
"Mother of Learning - Domagoj Kurmaic."
"Mother of Learning by Domagoj Kurmaić. Magic student trapped in a time loop. I thought it was well done and went some interesting places."
#36
Paul Kearney
4.5
(2)
"Monarchies of God by Paul Kearney."
#37
Juliet Marillier
4.5
(2)
"The sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier."
"Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier."
#38
Brent Weeks
4.5
(2)
"Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks"
"Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks."
#39
Patrick Rothfuss
4.5
(2)
"The Kingkiller chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss."
"Kingkiller Chronicles, If you’re okay with starting and un-finished series."
#40
C.S. Friedman
4.5
(2)
"The Coldfire Trilogy by CS Friedman."
"Coldfire trilogy by C.S. Friedman."
#41
Megan Whalen Turner
4.0
(2)
"The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner."
"The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner."
#42
Tamsyn Muir
4.0
(2)
"The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir might surprise you."
"More science-fantasy-mashup is Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb series."
#43
S.A. Chakraborty
4.0
(2)
"Daevabad trilogy (djinns, politics, slow burn romance) by S.A. Chakraborty."
"Daevabad Trilogy - S A Charaborty."
#44
Tracey West
4.0
(2)
"My second graders enjoy the Dragon Masters books (Tracey West) and the Magic Tree House."
"Some easy stuff would be The Dragon Masters series. There are a bunch of them, very short, and come with pictures."
#45
Ben Aaronovich
4.0
(2)
"I'm reading the Rivers of London series, I wouldn't say it's unpopular but it's not a household name."
"Rivers of London by Ben Aaranovich."
#46
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(1)
"Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman."
#47
Joanne Harris
5.0
(1)
"Orfeia by Joanne Harris. One of the most impactful books I've ever read, emotionally."
#48
Peter F. Hamilton
5.0
(1)
"Pandoras star and the commonwealth series."
#49
Christopher Ruocchio
5.0
(1)
"Have you read Sun Eater by Christopher Ruocchio yet? If not you should."
#50
John Gwynne
5.0
(1)
"The Bloodsworn Trilogy by John Gwynne. First one is called The Shadow of the Gods. It is Norse inspired and really fantastic. The women are so incredibly badass."
#51
Scott Lynch
5.0
(1)
"The Gentleman Bastards by Scott Lynch is a (currently) trilogy that can best be described as Ocean's Eleven or Lupin III in fantasy Venice."
#52
Diana Wynne Jones
5.0
(1)
"The Dalemark quartet, beginning chronologically with The Spellcoats by Diana Wynne Jones"
#53
Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey
5.0
(1)
"The Halfblood Chronicles (The Elvenbane, Elvenblood, Elvenborn) by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey."
#54
Void Herald
5.0
(1)
"The Perfect Run - Void Herald."
#55
William Goldman
5.0
(1)
"The Princess Bride by William Goldman."
#56
Jen Williams
5.0
(1)
"The Winnowing Flame trilogy by Jen Williams is quite good."
#57
R.A. Salvatore
5.0
(1)
"The Legend of Drizzt has a few dark scenes but most of it is funny and fun to read."
#58
Lord Dunsany
5.0
(1)
"The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany"
#59
Torsten Weitze
4.0
(1)
""The 13th Paladin" from Torsten Weitze.
Great series with 13 volumes. It follows Ahren WHO awakened AS the new 13th Paladin."
#60
AG Slatter
4.0
(1)
"The Briar Book of the Dead - AG Slatter"
#61
Alan Dean Foster
4.0
(1)
"Try Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series or Robert Lynn Aspirin's Myth series."
#62
Rin Chupeco
4.0
(1)
"Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco."
#63
T. Kingfisher
4.0
(1)
"I would also recommend Swordheart by T. Kingfisher"
#64
Tom De Haven
4.0
(1)
"The Chronicles of the King's Tramp series by Tom De Haven."
#65
Graydon Saunders
4.0
(1)
"The Commonweal series by Graydon Saunders. A very unusual premise of fantasy fiction set in a functioning egalitarian social democracy."
#66
Edward W. Robertson
4.0
(1)
"I'd say The Cycle of Arawn, The Cycle of Galand, and The Cycle of the Scour, all by Edward W. Robertson"
#67
Mitch Reinhardt
4.0
(1)
"The Darkwolf Saga by Mitch Reinhardt"
#68
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
4.0
(1)
"The Sovereign Stone trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman. I'm not normally a fan of their books but this trilogy was a standout for me."
#69
Brian Rathbone
4.0
(1)
"I really enjoyed The Dawning of Power (Epic fantasy trilogy box set filled with magic and adventure) By Brian Rathbone."
#70
Jack Vance
4.0
(1)
"The Dying Earth by Jack Vance"
#71
Tom Lloyd
4.0
(1)
"The God Fragments by Tom Lloyd."
#72
Ann Leckie
4.0
(1)
"The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie"
#73
R. Scott Bakker
4.0
(1)
"The second Apocalypse b RS Bakker, Abercrombie, Long Price Quartet by Abraham"
#74
Sean Russell
4.0
(1)
"The Swans War trilogy by Sean Russell. Difficult to get a hold of now, no ebook version, but worth buying an old paperback."
#75
Miles Cameron
4.0
(1)
"The Traitor Son Cycle by Miles Cameron and the War for the Rose Throne series by Peter McLean are not recommended nearly enough."
#76
Lawrence Watt-Evans
4.0
(1)
"Check out the Legends of Ethshar books by Lawrence Watt-Evans. They're mostly slice-of-life stand-alone novels in the same world."
#77
Sarah J. Maas
4.0
(1)
"Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas. There’s 8 books in the series with a prequel book."
#78
Frances Hardinge
4.0
(1)
"Unraveller - Frances Hardinge"
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