3.92 avg rating — 326,606 ratings

"This is one of my holy books. Multiple reads of both abridged & unabridged. Not for everyone, which is too bad; we could all use more water brothers."

4.52 avg rating — 1,084,232 ratings

"Beautifully written. Utterly fresh with deep respect to those past. Exceptional character development. Now, where the hell is that 3rd book?"

4.01 avg rating — 361,642 ratings

"Deep & brilliant. I can't articulate how much I love these books. Thoughtful & deep. Lookfar."

4.23 avg rating — 80,949 ratings

"If I know you & you are getting married, you will get a copy of Jitterbug Perfume. Love knows no bounds. Even though I tried to keep this list to just fantasy I would feel remiss not including this & Heinlein's Stranger."

4.54 avg rating — 731,721 ratings

"THE ultimate fantasy classic as strong as mountain roots."

4.73 avg rating — 303,057 ratings

"Wonderful view of coming-of-magic witches & wizards. Excellent character development. Truly an all-ages epic."

4.25 avg rating — 273,971 ratings

"How the ethereal half lives..."

4.34 avg rating — 1,228 ratings

"I hope this will be a modern fantasy classic. Great, well-written characters. Clever innovations on classic archetypes (bong hits of pure eldritch power anyone?)"

4.28 avg rating — 708,688 ratings

"There is no other single, let alone a set of 7, books that I have read more often. Granted, all 7 Narnia books could fit into 1 Name Of The Wind, but these are childhood favorites and will always be close at heart. This was my Tolkien before I read The Hobbit. These were my first adventure stories."

4.10 avg rating — 4,762 ratings

"Dark & surreal. "

4.35 avg rating — 4,019 ratings

"In both style & concept, Zelazny's Amber is the most unusual on this list. Too much brilliance to cover here, except to mention the trumps; the magical cards the family uses for transport & communication.
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4.03 avg rating — 1,619,342 ratings

"The first of the His Dark Materials trilogy is great adventure story with clever fantasy elements. Soul-deep familiars, talking animals, and a hot air balloon. Lie Lyra lie."

4.15 avg rating — 2,996 ratings

"Not all heroes are good guys."

4.05 avg rating — 3,674 ratings

"Read it & understand why it belongs on a top fantasy list. Are we but pawns of the gods?"

3.93 avg rating — 54,800 ratings

"Excellent war band stories. "

4.44 avg rating — 4,355 ratings

"A fallen demon adopted & raised Christian by a professor of the occult trained to do battle with those that would destroy the fabric of our world... what more do you want? "

4.08 avg rating — 7,124 ratings

"Classic fantasy grit. Conan feels like a real, historic figure to me. "

4.26 avg rating — 175,763 ratings

"Ranger's apprentice. 'Nuff said."

3.97 avg rating — 1,943,115 ratings

"Eragon is the story I wanted while choking down the Dragonrider trilogy. I read Eragon many years later but it was like a brain wash of having suffered Pern and (especially) Jaxom."

3.45 avg rating — 4,757 ratings

"Evil is a matter of prespective. Mani versus Uni: Go Mani!"

3.89 avg rating — 132,629 ratings

"Honorable mention. It was either Stuart Little or Lion, Witch & Wardrobe I consider my 1st adventure novel. Please don't mention the movie to me."