Fantasy Series
You've read The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, and The Lord of the Rings. Now What? Here are some more series in the grand fantasy tradition that you may enjoy.
- SF / ANTHONY, pb / SF / ANTHONY
Xanth series
Piers Anthony.
An ongoing series that begins with A spell for Chameleon. Reference can help if you want to read them in order. - SF / BERTIN
Dragonlords
Joanne Bertin.
- The last dragonlord.
- Dragon and phoenix.
- SF / BRADLEY, pb / SF / BRADLEY
The Darkover novels
Marion Zimmer Bradley.
An ongoing series that begins with Darkover landfall. Reference can help if you want to read them in order. - SF / BROOKS, pb / SF / BROOKS
Sword of Shannara.
Terry Brooks.
- The sword of Shannara.
- The elfstones of Shannara.
- The wishsong of Shannara.
- SF / CARD, pb / SF / CARD
Tales of Alvin Maker.
Orson Scott Card.
- Seventh son.
- Red prophet.
- Prentice Alvin.
- Alvin journeyman.
- Heartfire.
- The crystal city.
- pb / SF / EDDINGS
The Belgariad.
David Eddings.
- Pawn of prophecy.
- Queen of sorcery.
- Magician’’s gambit.
- Castle of wizardry.
- Enchanters’ endgame.
- SF / FEIST, pb / SF / FEIST
Serpentwar saga.
Raymond Feist.
- Shadow of a dark queen.
- Rise of a merchant prince.
- Rage of a demon king.
- Shards of a broken crown.
- SF / GOODKIND
The sword of truth.
Terry Goodkind.
- Wizard’s first rule.
- Stone of tears.
- Blood of the fold.
- Temple of the winds.
- Soul of the fire.
- Faith of the fallen.
- The pillars of creation.
- Naked empire.
- Chainfire.
- Phantom.
- pb / SF / GREENO
The Ghatti’s tale.
Gayle Greeno.
- Finders-seekers..
- Mindspeaker’’s call.
- Exiles’ return.
- SF / HAMBLY, pb / SF / HAMBLY
Dragonsbane.
Barbara Hambly.
- Dragonsbane.
- Dragonshadow.
- Knight of the demon queen.
- Dragonstar.
- SF / HEMINGWAY
The Sangreal trilogy
Amanda Hemingway.
- The greenstone grail.
- The sword of straw.
- The poisoned crown (not yet published)
- SF / HOBB
Liveship Traders
Robin Hobb.
- Ship of magic.
- Mad ship.
- Ship of destiny.
- pb / SF / HUFF
The quarters series.
Tanya Huff.
- Sing the four quarters.
- Fifth quarter.
- No quarter.
- The quartered sea.
- SF / JORDAN
The wheel of time.
Robert Jordan.
- The eye of the world.
- The great hunt.
- The dragon reborn.
- The shadow rising.
- The fires of heaven.
- Lord of chaos.
- A crown of swords.
- The path of daggers.
- Winter’’s heart.
- Crossroads of twilight.
- Knife of dreams.
- SF / KAY, pb / SF / KAY
Fionavar Tapestry.
Guy Gavriel Kay.
- The summer tree.
- The wandering fire.
- The darkest road.
- SF / KURTZ, pb / SF / KURTZ
The chronicles of Gwynedd.
Katherine. Kurtz.
- The chronicles of the Deryni.
- Deryni rising.
- Deryni checkmate.
- High Deryni.
- Legends of Saint Camber.
- Camber of Culdi.
- Saint Camber.
- Camber the heretic.
- Histories of King Kelson.
- The bishop’’s heir.
- The king’’s justice.
- Quest for Saint Camber.
- Heirs of Saint Camber.
- The harrowing of
- Gwynedd.
- King Javan’’s year.
- The bastard prince.
- pb / SF / LACKEY
The last herald-mage.
Mercedes Lackey.
- Magic’s pawn.
- Magic’s promise.
- Magic’s price.
- SF / LEWIS, pb / SF / LEWIS
“The Space Trilogy.”
C.S. Lewis.
- Out of the silent planet.
- Perelandra.
- That hideous strength: a modern fairy-tale for grown-ups.
- SF / MARTIN
Song of ice and fire.
George R. R. Martin.
- A game of thrones.
- A clash of kings.
- A storm of swords.
- A feast for crows.
- SF / PRATCHETT
pb / SF / PRATCHETT
Discworld.
Terry Pratchett.
An ongoing series that begins with The color of magic. Reference can help if you want to read them in order. - SF / SALVATORE
The Forgotten Realms novels
R.A. Salvatore.
This “series” is made up of many subseries. Reference can help you find them. Here’s one example:- Paths of darkness.
- The silent blade.
- The spine of the world.
- Servant of the Shard.
- Sea of swords.
- SF / WEIS, pb / SF / WEIS
DragonLance Chronicles.
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
- Dragons of autumn twilight.
- Dragons of winter night.
- Dragons of spring dawning.
- pb / SF / WEIS
DragonLance Legends.
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
- Time of the twins.
- War of the twinsTest of the twins.
- SF / WREDE
Mairelon.
Patricia C. Wrede.
- Mairelon the magician.
- Magician’’s ward.