A ranked list of my top ten picks in fantasy literature, from classic titles in the genre to the best fantasy being written today. - Steven (South Independence Branch)
The progenitor of all modern fantasy and one of the most beloved books of all time. Frodo Baggins, a humble hobbit of the Shire, inherits a magic ring from his adventurous uncle. As fate would have it, this is the One Ring that the Dark…
In an alternative Regency period England, two very different gentlemen strive to bring magic back to the realm, while a dangerous creature from Faerie works to fulfill its own dark purposes. This standalone novel is a masterful blend of…
On the storm-wracked world of Roshar, a war rages between humans and the Parshendi on the Shattered Plains. In the midst of this conflict, Kaladin, a talented young warrior forced into military slavery for desertion, begins to exhibit…
On the Stillness, the end of the world is perpetually nigh. Every few centuries this supercontinent's inhabitants must weather a Fifth Season, a time of immense hardship usually kicked off by a wide-scale geological disaster. As an…
Kvothe, a seemingly humble innkeeper in a quiet hamlet, tells a traveling historian about his storied past. Orphaned as a boy, Kvothe wins admission to a university of magic and quickly gains notoriety as a skilled magician, musician, and…
Le Guin's glorious return to Earthsea nearly 20 years after publishing the original trilogy. Goha, once known as Tenar, high priestess of the Nameless Ones of Atuan, has been newly widowed after settling into an ordinary life on the island…
Thomas Senlin, a mild-mannered school headmaster, and his new bride Marya decide to take an adventurous honeymoon to the infamous Tower of Babel--a colossal structure stretching endlessly into the sky that attracts crowds from all over the…
In the great, malodorous city of Ankh-Morpork, a secret society is plotting to overthrow the city's ruthless (but effective) Patrician by summoning a magical dragon to sow chaos and destruction. It's up to the dysfunctional City Watch, led…
Europe, 1804. The Napoleonic Wars are in full swing, but in this timeline the armies of Europe have an air force of intelligent, talking, deadly dragons. Captain William Laurence of the British Royal Navy captures a French ship with a…
Three empires vie for supremacy and survival in a dark, gritty Medieval-esque setting. In the wake of this conflict, see the story unfold through the perspectives of several flawed, anti-heroic characters, including an exiled barbarian…
