SFFWorld Unofficial Top 20 Fantasy Series (23 books)

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This is a list of the "top" fantasy series as voted on by members of the SFFWorld.com forums. Each voter was given 10 ranked choices, with the most points going to #1 and then decreasing.

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1	The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen (Malazan Book of the Fallen #1-10) by Steven Erikson (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 2,980 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5) by George R.R. Martin 4.61 avg rating — 66,018 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 1,098,730 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 694,639 ratings score: 387, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.54 avg rating — 739,196 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie 4.54 avg rating — 11,941 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Dresden Files Omnibus (The Dresden Files Omnibus #1-4) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe 4.24 avg rating — 4,838 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson 3.87 avg rating — 7,752 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Pastel City (Viriconium #1) by M. John Harrison 3.77 avg rating — 1,851 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.87 avg rating — 258,418 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Wheel of Time: Boxed Set (Wheel of Time, #1-8) by Robert Jordan 4.40 avg rating — 10,241 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Ziemiomorze by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.46 avg rating — 5,896 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Farseer Trilogy (Farseer Trilogy #1-3) by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 24,079 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Hephaestus Books 4.35 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Dark Tower Series: Complete Set (Books 1-7) :Gunslinger the Drawing of the Three the Wastelands Wizard and Glass Wolves of the Calla Song of Susannah the Dark Tower by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 12,932 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Broken Empire Series (The Broken Empire, #1-2) by Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 468 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, #1) by R. Scott Bakker 3.85 avg rating — 24,086 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) by Tad Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 78,813 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Chronicles of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, #1-5) by Roger Zelazny 4.36 avg rating — 11,601 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Discworld Series: The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, an Equal Rites (Discworld, Volumes 1, 2, 3) by Terry Pratchett 4.09 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 76,311 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1) by Matthew Woodring Stover 4.09 avg rating — 13,021 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars