Dune by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
Excellent Space Opera
1,013 books — 3,616 voters
Rivers of London by Ben AaronovitchNeverwhere by Neil GaimanAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettStorm Front by Jim  Butcher
Actual decent proper urban fantasy
121 books — 45 voters

The Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. MorrisThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellBeyond Wizardwall by Janet E. MorrisThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Dark Heroic Fantasy
66 books — 110 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbYoung Miles by Lois McMaster BujoldStorm Front by Jim  ButcherHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingFool Moon by Jim  Butcher
Favorite Tragic Heroes
851 books — 38 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinBefore They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
Fantasy Books for Adult Males
219 books — 82 voters

Monster Hunter International by Larry CorreiaThe Cavalier by Israh AziziOld Man's War by John ScalziMonster Hunter Alpha by Larry CorreiaSandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
Guys Adventure Fiction
220 books — 88 voters

The Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussPrince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceBefore They Are Hanged by Joe AbercrombieLast Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Favorite Dark Fantasy Series
139 books — 224 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienWatership Down by Richard  Adams
GRRM Recommends
100 books — 15 voters


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