Fantasy reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 192 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 37 posts to rank the best Fantasy brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/booksuggestions, r/Fantasy, r/FinalFantasy, r/fantasyromance, r/suggestmeabook. Top-rated brands include Brandon Sanderson (4.8/5), Final Fantasy IX (4.6/5), Ilona Andrews (5.0/5).
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Reviews192
Subreddits15
Posts37
Brands80
Products86
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#1
Brandon Sanderson
4.8
(12)
"Tress of the Emerald Sea is a wonderful standalone pirate adventure by Brandon Sanderson that feels like reading the princess bride"
"Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson"
"Some of my favorites and ones I've loved this year: Mistborn"
"Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson is a wonderful fantasy with a sweet romance."
"The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson."
"Start with Mistborn by Sanderson."
"If you like a little romance in your fantasy, then of Brandon Sanderson's books, I'd go with Mistborn."
"Brandon sanderson is the king."
"Everything Brandon Sanderson."
"Books by Brandon Sanderson."
#2
Final Fantasy IX
4.6
(12)
"I started with VII and it immediately hooked me, but when I opened IX Christmas morning, I played it the whole holiday break and I'd say it's still my favorite in the series."
"IX is a good spot. You'll feel like home if you played chrono trigger due to the ATB system."
"IX is a fantastic first FF game! Given that you've played Chrono Trigger, you'll be right at home with the ATB system."
"I think ix is a perfect starting point. The story, characters, dialog, art, and music are all a high mark in the series."
"Yes ff9 is thd best one."
"IX is fantastic game and a good place to start."
"IX and X are the two I most consistently suggest people start with."
"IX is an excellent title to start with."
"Yeah, I'd say IX or X. IX is more traditional with the world map navigation, airship, and chocobo traversal."
"I played IX first, followed by VI. Learned how AP worked separately from levels."
#3
Ilona Andrews
5.0
(9)
"My favorite series is the KATE DANIELS series by Ilona Andrews. They're set in a semi-recognizeable Atlanta in the mid 21st century."
"Ilona Andrews Innkeeper Chronicles --A magic Inn, space werewolves and vampires, a lot of really unique aliens, mystery, romance, action, a fun and humorous series"
"These are all really good series with many hours of graphic audio listening."
"The Kate Daniel's series by Ilona Andrews is awesome."
"The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews"
"Kate Daniels series {Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews}."
"Try anything by Ilona Andrews."
"Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews!"
"The Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews is fantastic!"
#4
Final Fantasy X
4.8
(8)
"Ffx is the best entry point. Best story , the graphics can still pass for a lower end modern game, has full voice acting, turn based so it gives you an idea of what ff series is about but more modern."
"10 is the one I recommend people start at though if it’s their first."
"I personally think X is the best of the actually purely turn based games."
"I would recommend X because I believe it's very newcomer friendly, and jrpg friendly."
"A YouTuber I follow (Final Fantasy Union) had pretty sound logic, but I agree when he said FFX is the best to start."
"X was my first and what made me fall in love with the series."
"I’d say start with 10, but that’s also because I feel like it’s almost all better from there."
"X is probably the best starting point."
#5
Robin Hobb
5.0
(7)
"My most recent fav is the Realm of the Elderlings series by Robin Hobb"
"Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb"
"I would like to second Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb."
"Seconding all the recs for Robin Hobb's **The Liveship Traders**."
"Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb."
"I strongly recommend **The Liveship Traders** books by Robin Hobb."
"I would highly recommend Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb."
#6
Tamsyn Muir
4.8
(6)
"The Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir is great!"
"Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir, starting with Gideon the Ninth."
"Seconding Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir."
"The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir and The Outside trilogy by Ada Hoffman!!!"
"Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir."
"The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir"
#7
Jim Butcher
5.0
(5)
"Dresden Files!!! 1000%."
"The Wheel of Time
Dresden Files."
"The Strain
Dresden Files
Cradle."
"I also finally started the Dresden Files and am angry with myself it’s taken this long to get to them."
"My ultimate nr1: Jim Butcher's Dresden Files!"
#8
Tasha Suri
4.8
(5)
"Empire of sand by tasha suri"
"The Burning Kingdoms is sooooo good."
"I third the Burning Kingdoms series."
"The Burning Kingdoms by Tasha Suri is stylistically the closest to Samantha Shannon’s books."
"The Burning Kingdoms by Tasha Suri is a pretty safe recommendation."
#9
Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
(4)
"Earthsea Cycle series by Ursula K. Le Guin"
"I've also loved the Earthsea series by Ursula K LeGuin"
"Wizard of Earthsea series - Le Guin."
"Same goes for the Earthsea series, by Ursula K. LeGuin."
#10
Madeline Miller
4.8
(4)
"The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller"
"I really loved Circe too! Based on that I'd probably recommend: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller"
"Some of my favorites and ones I've loved this year: Circe"
"Circe and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller."
#11
Scott Lynch
4.5
(4)
"Some of my favorites and ones I've loved this year: The Lies of Locke Lamora"
"The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch"
"Lies of Locke Lamora by Lynch."
"The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch."
#12
Sarah J. Maas
3.6
(5)
"Some of my favorites and ones I've loved this year: ACOTAR"
"Some of my favorites and ones I've loved this year: Serpent and Wings of Night"
"A court of thorns and roses(basically anything by Sarah j Maas is a good introduction to fantasy)."
"I really liked the acotar series."
"Fourth Wing"
#13
Samantha Shannon
5.0
(3)
"The Priory of Orange Tree. The best."
"I have started today my re-read of Priory of the Orange Tree from Samantha Shannon."
"I think you would enjoy The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon."
#14
Vision of Escaflowne
5.0
(3)
"Visions of Escaflowne!!!"
"It has some really beautiful classic animation and an INCREDIBLE score by yoko kanno too. One of my classic faves"
"2 seasons but: visions of eacaflowne High fantasy mixed with a little magic-mecha You'll never get the op out of your brain"
#15
V.E. Schwab
4.7
(3)
"I'm obsessed with the Shades of Magic Trilogy by V.E. Schwab"
"Try The Shades of Magic Series by VE Schwab"
"The Shades of Magic series by V.E. Schwab."
#16
Joe Abercrombie
4.7
(3)
"Joe Abercrombie's The First Law series"
"The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie"
"The First Law Trilogy by Abercrombie."
#17
Susanna Clarke
4.3
(3)
"Piranesi is incredible, I'd start with that."
"Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is a very good book with a lot of strangeness baked into it."
"Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is a portal fantasy story that is weird enough."
#18
Patricia Briggs
4.3
(3)
"The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs"
"Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson and her Alpha and Omega series are great."
"Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series."
#19
Final Fantasy VIII
4.3
(3)
"People shit on it but it's still one of my absolute favorite stories out there."
"FF8 is underrated but personally i loved it better than FF7."
"FF VIII was my first, but i think it s kinda hard to begin with, although the Story and the Characters are just brillant."
#20
Sharon Shinn
4.3
(3)
"Samaria series by Sharon Shinn, first book (my favorite) Archangel"
"The Shape Changers Wife by Sharon Shinn"
"Sharon Shinn's Samaria series, and Rosemary Kirstein's Steerswoman series both fit the bill."
#21
Rage of Bahamut
3.7
(3)
"I would recommend the first season of Rage of Bahamut (Genesis)"
"Rage Of Bahamut"
"If you're into it you can go for season 2 (Virgin Soul)"
#22
Christopher Paolini
5.0
(2)
"The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini"
"This one is pretty old but it’s still one of my favorites: Eragon series by Christopher Paolini"
#23
Ben Aaronovitch
5.0
(2)
"Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch (urban fantasy)."
"The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaranovich."
#24
Final Fantasy VI
5.0
(2)
"VI or IV would be a good start."
"As a long-time FF fan whose favorite game ever is Chrono Trigger I would say any FF is a good starting point but if you just finished a CT run start with VI."
#25
Sherwood Smith
5.0
(2)
"Inda - Sherwood Smith."
"**Inda** by Sherwood Smith."
#26
Will Wight
5.0
(2)
"Check out the Cradle series from Will Wight."
"I would recommend ANYTHING by Will Wight."
#27
Danielle L. Jensen
5.0
(2)
"These are my top 2 fantasy reads! The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L Jensen"
"The Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle L. Jensen"
#28
Rosemary Kirstein
5.0
(2)
"The Steerswoman series by Rosemary Kirsten are fantastic."
"The Steerswoman series by Rosemary Kirstein is one of my absolute favourites."
#29
Terry Pratchett
5.0
(2)
"Guards! Guards! by Terry Prachett"
"Wyrd Sisters - Sir Terry Pratchett. Shakespeare's three witches in a parody of Shakespeare, and many fantasy tropes."
#30
Emily Rodda
5.0
(2)
"Deltora Quest, also by Rod"
"Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda"
#31
Vera Raye
4.5
(2)
"Try crown of tears and treason duo, it’s action heavy, fast-paced and I couldn’t stop reading that"
"A Crown of Tears and Treason by Vera Raye"
#32
Glynn Stewart
4.5
(2)
"I really love the Starship's Mage series by Glynn Stewart."
"Starship's Mage series by Glynn Stewart."
#33
Lois McMaster Bujold
4.5
(2)
"Lois McMaster Bujold’s World of the Five Gods series might well be what you’re looking for."
"World of the Give Gods series by Lois McMaster Bujold"
#34
Jen Williams
4.5
(2)
"Surprised no one’s said Jen Williams’ *Winnowing Flame* trilogy yet."
"Winnowing Flame trilogy by Jen Williams, starts with *The Ninth Rain*."
#35
Final Fantasy
4.5
(2)
"The 3 I most commonly see recommended as start points are 7, 9, and 10, so you’re good."
"Go 7,8,9,10"
#36
Stephanie Garber
4.5
(2)
"Read Caraval by Stephanie Garber if you haven’t already."
"Caraval by Stephanie Garber"
#37
Naomi Novik
4.5
(2)
"If you want a good dragons story, you need to pick up Temeraire: The King’s Dragon. It is a nine-book series by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars with dragons."
"Temeraire series for the Napoleonic war with dragons."
#38
Andrzej Sapkowski
4.5
(2)
"The Witcher series hits a lot of those highlights. The first two books, The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, are collections of short stories that feature a lot of the monsters that you mention."
"I enjoyed the Witcher series."
#39
Roger Zelazny
4.5
(2)
"Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazney is my fave"
"Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming by Roger Zelanzy"
#40
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
4.0
(2)
"Transported into a game: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear"
"Fantasy isekai? Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, So I'm a Spider, How the Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Farming Life in Another World, Goodbye Dragon Life, Campfire Cooking in Another World, and The Weakest Tamer should give you a good start."
#41
Ann Leckie
4.0
(2)
"The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie."
"The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie."
#42
Claymore
4.0
(2)
"Claymore"
"Mostly doable~ Claymore, fate/grand order, and Kaina of the great snow sea + movie."
#43
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt a Kingdom
4.0
(2)
"Fantasy isekai? How the Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom"
"How a realist hero rebuilt a kingdom. Easy rec"
#44
Slayers
4.0
(2)
"Slayers is a great comedic fantasy."
"Slayers"
#45
So I'm a Spider, So What?!
4.0
(2)
"Fantasy isekai? So I'm a Spider"
"So I’m A Spider, So What?!"
#46
Rebecca Yarros
4.0
(2)
"The empyrean series(Fourth wing, iron flame & onyx storm) by Rebecca yarros."
"I recommend Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series, which includes fourth wing, iron flame, onyx storm."
#47
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
5.0
(1)
"The original "Dragonlance" series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman ticks off all your boxes.. Dragons, war, elves, dwarves..."
#48
J. Kristoff
5.0
(1)
"Empire of the vampire by J Kristof"
#49
Berserk
5.0
(1)
"Berserk/ Golden Age Arc"
#50
Philip Pullman
5.0
(1)
"His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman"
#51
Gail Carriger
5.0
(1)
"Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger, first book Soulless"
#52
Robert Jackson Bennett
5.0
(1)
"Some of my favorites and ones I've loved this year: Foundryside"
#53
Anne McCaffrey
5.0
(1)
"Dragonflight - Anne McCaffrey. Classic humans riding dragons fighting for their lives against an invader action."
#54
Tavia Lark
5.0
(1)
"Tavia Lark’s Perilous Courts series is a great fantasy series with magic, dragons, and other magical creatures"
#55
Moddesist
5.0
(1)
"Recluse by Moddesist"
#56
Garth Nix
5.0
(1)
"Sabriel by Garth Nix"
#57
Margo Lanagan
5.0
(1)
"Margo Lanagan's short story collections"
#58
Maiga Doocey
5.0
(1)
"Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocey"
#59
Ursula Vernon
5.0
(1)
"Swordheart by Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher. All her stuff is a ton of fun and always has a strong and amusing romantic thread"
#60
Rhett C. Bruno
5.0
(1)
"The Black Badge series by Rhett C Bruno. I love the audiobooks (it’s narrated by Roger Clarke who is Arthur Morgan from RDR2)"
#61
Drew Hayes
5.0
(1)
"NPCs by Drew Hayes - what happens when the NPCs of a DnD session have to go off script when the session is over."
#62
N. K. Jemisin
5.0
(1)
"The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin!"
#63
Chris Colfer
5.0
(1)
"The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer. Read it back when I was a kid trying to adjust moving to a new school and it genuinely encapsulated the fairytale/fantasy world"
#64
Cinda Williams Chima
5.0
(1)
"The Seven Realms by Cinda Williams Chima"
#65
Vela Roth
4.0
(1)
"Some of the books from this genre that I’ve really enjoyed and think have a good balance of romance and fantasy are: blood mercy by vela Roth"
#66
C. J. Cherryh
4.0
(1)
"Fortress in the Eye of Time by C. J. Cherryh"
#67
Amish Tripathi
4.0
(1)
"I also really enjoyed the Ram–Sita and Shiva trilogies by Amish Tripathi."
#68
Ashok Banker
4.0
(1)
"If you like Indian fantasy, check out the Ramayana series by Ashok Banker. It’s an older series, and a darker retelling of Valmiki’s Ramayana."
#69
Lloyd Alexander
4.0
(1)
"Lloyd Alexander's Prydain series was a fave as a teen"
#70
Kaylie Smith
4.0
(1)
"Phantasma by Kaylie Smith!"
#72
J.D. Evans
4.0
(1)
"Some of the books from this genre that I’ve really enjoyed and think have a good balance of romance and fantasy are: reign and ruin by jd evans"
#73
Michael Moorcock
4.0
(1)
"Elric by moorcock"
#74
Martin H. Greenberg
4.0
(1)
"Elf Fantastic edited by Martin H. Greenberg, a collection of short stories"
#75
The NecroNomNomNomicon
4.0
(1)
"Fast Funny God awful puns and dad jokes. Good read"
#76
Iain Pears
4.0
(1)
"Arcadia by Iain Pears"
#77
Carmilla
4.0
(1)
"An Education in Malice is a Carmilla retelling in a dark academia setting & is very good"
#78
Julie E. Czerneda
4.0
(1)
"A Thousand Words for Stranger by Julie E. Czerneda, sci fi fantasy"
#79
Overlord
4.0
(1)
"Transported into a game: Overlord"
#80
J. F. Gomez-Rivera
4.0
(1)
"Tales in Scales the empty throne by J. F. Gomez-Rivera"
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