My Fantasy Basics List

Ok So here is my fantasy basic list - a combination of recomendations and the 'best of' lists. Most of these are part of a series - (which i'll also read). Some of those listed i've read before when i was much younger so i plan to reread them.

SF and historical fiction list to come soon (I'm a masochist i know)

1. The Swan's War, Sean Russell
2. Elantris, Brandon Sanderson
3. Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
4. Earthsea Series, Ursula Le Guin
5. Wheel of Time Series, Robert Jordan
6. A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
7. Acacia, David Durhams
8. The Briar King, Greg Keyes
9. The Darkness that comes before, R. Scott Bakers
10. Shadowmarch, Tad Williams
11. The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Steven Erickson
12. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
13. The Farseer Trilogy, Robin Hobbs
14. Tigana, Guy Gaveriel Kay
15. The Summer Tress, "
16. The first Law Trilogy, Joe Abercrombie
17. The Sun Sword, Michelle West
18. The Death Gate Cycle, Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weiss
19. Magician, Raymond E. Feist
20. Codex Alera, Jim Butcher
21. The Runelords, Dave Farlands
22. The Way of Shadows, Brent Weeks
23. Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock
24. American Gods, Neil Gaimen
25. The Stolen Child, Keith Donohue
26. Jonathon Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke
27. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
28. The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
29. The Abhoreson Trilogy, Garth Nix
30. The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Jonathon Stroud
31. Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
32. Lies of Lock Lamora, Scott Lynch
33. Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Stephen R Donaldson,
    
34. The Sword of Shadows, J.V. Jones
35. Memory, Sorrow, Thorn, Tad Williams
36. The Dragon CrownWar Cycle, Micheal A. Stackpole
37. ShadowMarch, "
38. Empire Trilogy, Feist & Janny Wurts
39. The DarkTower, Stephen King
40. Dresden Files, Jim Butcher
41. Amber Chronicles, Roger Zelazny
42. The cold Fire Trilogy, C.S. Friedman
43. Riddle of Stars, Patricia A. McKillip
44. Godless World Trilogy, Brian Ruckley,
    
45. Boreal Moon Trilogy, Julia May
46. Crown of Stars Trilogy, Kate Elliot
47. Oath of Empire Saga, Thomas Harlan
48. Mistborn, Brandon Sanderson
49. Furies of Calderon, Jim Butcher
50. Liveship Traders, Robin Hobb
51. The Sevenwater Trilogy, Juliet Marillier
52. Kushiels Dart, Jacqueline Carey
53. The Lions of al Rassan, Guy G Kay
54. Archangel, Sharon Shinn
55. Exiles, Melini Rawn
56. Dragon and the phoenix, Joanne Bertin
57. Dragon Prince Trilogy, Melini Rawn
58. Rhapsody, Elizabeth Haydon
59. The Second Sons, Jennifer Fallon
60. Tales of the Otori, Lian Hearn
61. A Song for Abalion, Steven Lawhead
62. Rise of Moontide & Magic, Sean Russell
63. The Light Age, Ian McDonald
64. The Amtrack Wars, Patrick Tilley
65. Sword-Dancer, Jennifer Roberson
66. The Sword, Ring & Chalice, Deborah Chester
67. The Initiate Brother, Sean Russell
68. Talion, Revenant, Micheal A. Stackpole
69. A Curse of Chalion, Lois BuJold
70. The light ages, Ian R. MacLeod
71. Vampire Earth, EE Knight
72. Ascendents of Astoria, James Barclay
73. Black Jewel, Anne Bishop
74. God's Demon, Wayne Barlow
75. Legend, David Gemmell
76. Nation, Terry Pratchet
77. The Magicians, Lev Grossman
78. Obernewtyn Chronicles, Isobelle Carmody
79. The Disc World Series, Terry Pratchet
80. The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper
81. Incarnations of immortality, Piers Anthony
82. The Axis Ttrilogy, Sara Douglass
83. The Never ending story, Micheal Ende
84. Magic Kingdom of Landover, Terry Brooks
85. Dead Until Dark, Charlainne Harris
86. The Belgaird Series, David Eddings
87. The Sword of Truth, Terry Goodkind
88. Dracula, Bram Stoker
89. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle
90. The Princess Bride, William Goldman
91. Sophies World, Jostein Gaarder
92. Shannara Trilogy, Terry Brooks
93. InkHeart, Cornelia Funke,
    
94. Interview with a Vampire, Anne Rice
95. Animal Farm, George Orwell
96. Ella Enchanted, Gail Levine
97. Life of Pi, Yann Martel
98. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
99. The last unicorn, Peter S. Beagle
100. Something wicked this way comes, Ray Bradbury
101. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Bradley
102. Chronicle of Raven, James Barclay
103. DragonRiders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
104. The Song of the Lioness, tamora Pierce
105. The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde

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