“Some
who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it
boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I
have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that
they evidently prefer.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
(This list includes only those books that I
have read and liked; the few rejects
were/are removed)
(This
- randomly ordered - list is continually updated, the pace of these
updates depending on what book I am currently reading and, of course,
how long it is)
The bolded books are those I recommend for beginning readers of Fantasy. (A recommendation based heavily on the fact that, for the most part, they were how I got started.)
The bolded books are those I recommend for beginning readers of Fantasy. (A recommendation based heavily on the fact that, for the most part, they were how I got started.)
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Book of Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
- The Abhorsen Series by Garth Nix
- The Noble Warriors by William Nicholson
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- The Sea of Trolls trilogy by Nancy Farmer
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott
- The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones
- Deep Secret and its sequel-companion[1] The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones
- Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Bartimaeus Sequence by Jonathan Stroud
- Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud
- The Starcatcher Trilogy by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
- The Ranger’s Apprentice Series by John Flanagan
- The His Dark Materials trilogy by Sir Philip Pullman
- The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
- The Belgariad series by David Eddings
- The Children of the Lamp series by P.B. Kerr
- The Twelve Houses series and its sequel-companion Fortune and Fate by Sharon Shinn
- The Chrestomanci Novels by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon
- The Chanters of Tremaris trilogy and its sequel-companion The Taste of Lightning by Kate Constable
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine Lengle
- A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Power of Three by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Dark Lord of Derkholm and its sequel The Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Annals of Drakis by Tracy Hickman
- The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
- The Elenium series by David Eddings
- Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Homeward Bounders by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Green Rider series by Kristen Britain
- The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones
- Graceling Realm Series by Kristin Cashore
- The Eight Days of Luke by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Echorium Sequence by Katherine Roberts
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- The Annals of the Western Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
- Black Maria by Diana Wynne Jones
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- The Dalemark Quartet by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Original Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
- The Whispering Knights by Penelope Lively
- The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy by Penelope Lively
- Vows and Honor Trilogy and its companion By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
- The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip
- Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Spiderwick Chronicles and its companion series Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black
- The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip
- The De Danann Tales by Michael Scott
- The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
- Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones
- Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Seraphina series and its companion Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
- The Golden Key by George Macdonald
- Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip
- Song of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce
- Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Heralds of Valdemar trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
- East and its sequel West by Edith Pattou
- The Riddle-Master trilogy by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Healer and Seer series by Victoria Hanley
- The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Hero and the Crown and its companion The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
- The Game by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Mage Winds Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
- Tales of the Bard series (also called The Culai Heritage) by Michael Scott
- The Thessaly Trilogy by Jo Walton
- The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively
- In the Forests of Serre by Patricia A. McKillip
- Dragonworld by Byron Preiss and Michael Reaves
- The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
- The Crown and Court Duet by Sherwood Smith
- The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip
- Charlotte Sometimes by Penelope Farmer
- The Castle Behind Thorns by Merrie Haskell
- The Colors of Madeleine trilogy by Jaclyn Moriarty
- Kingfisher by Patricia A. McKillip
- Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen
- The Howl Series by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Cygnet Duology by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Witch's Boy by Kelly Barnhill
- The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
- The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell
- Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
- Winter Rose and its companion Solstice Wood by Patricia A. McKillip
- Something Rich and Strange by Patricia A. McKillip
- The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman
- The Revenge of Samuel Stokes by Penelope Lively
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
- Taash and the Jesters by Ellen Kindt McKenzie
- Moon-Flash and its sequel The Moon and the Face by Patricia A. McKillip
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
- King of Shadows by Susan Cooper
- The Sacred Hunt Duology by Michelle West
- Juniper Wiles by Charles de Lint
- House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
- The Dreaming Place by Charles de Lint
- These Witches Don't Burn series by Isabel Sterling
- Prince of the Blood by Raymond E. Feist
- The Warminster Series by J.V. Hilliard
- The Novels of Tiger and Del by Jennifer Roberson
- The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta
- The Nine Realms series by Sarah Kozloff
- The Kingdoms and Empires Series by Jaclyn Moriarty
- The Winterhouse trilogy by Ben Guterson
- The Swans' War trilogy by Sean Russell
- The Chronicles of the Raven by David Doersch
- The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh
- The Novels of the Nine Kingdoms by Lynn Kurland
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
- Sorcery of Thorns and its sequel-novella Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
- The Rhapsody Trilogy by Elizabeth Haydon
- All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue
- The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
- The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
- The Pages & Co. series by Anna James
- The Mage Wars Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
[1]
A sequel begins right where another book leaves off. A companion book takes
place in the same world but may be about new characters or a different time in
that world. A sequel-companion combines the two, taking place after another but with a mostly (or all) new cast characters yet in a story that requires reading the previous book to understand.
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