4.49 avg rating — 935,147 ratings

"Great series with a unique magic system to boot. Complete trilogy, with expanded stories available beyond."

4.04 avg rating — 423,818 ratings

"A great trilogy with a heavy magic influence. Less traditional fantasy."

3.98 avg rating — 203,288 ratings

"The best YA/Teen series I've ever read. Cannot recommend this enough. The world and character building alone..."

4.04 avg rating — 134,166 ratings

"A truly hilarious trilogy featuring djinn and unique magic, with a downright brilliant set of main characters. If you like snark, this is the fantasy series for you."

3.83 avg rating — 122,436 ratings

"Fucking brutal fantasy. Bloody and exciting."

4.13 avg rating — 59,097 ratings

"Sci-fi brilliance with a lot of very clever design."

4.09 avg rating — 41,466 ratings

"Politics, violence, and excitement. What more to ask for?"

3.85 avg rating — 99,891 ratings

"A creepy, magic focused dive into the lives of several people across time."

3.73 avg rating — 3,340 ratings

"Clever steampunk adventure"

3.90 avg rating — 77,506 ratings

"China Mieville is kinda a must read in general, and this creepy tale of two cities is one of his best."

3.85 avg rating — 28,485 ratings

"A story within a story with a truly unique storytelling method."

3.87 avg rating — 252,603 ratings

"A classic fantasy epic."

4.31 avg rating — 311,625 ratings

"A brilliant sci-fi series that is essentially Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek in novel form. The TV series is brilliant too!"

3.97 avg rating — 374,633 ratings

"Likely the finest urban fantasy series out there."

3.53 avg rating — 276,331 ratings

"Harry Potter but for nihilistic adults."

4.03 avg rating — 1,605,100 ratings

"Classic children's fantasy but the rich and deep world-building makes it a must read."

4.10 avg rating — 984,941 ratings

"Gaiman + classic mythology in a modern setting. Yes please. TV show looks poised to be a masterpiece."

3.98 avg rating — 82,684 ratings

"Much like the Golden Compass, a classic and definitely for younger readers in intent, but his enthralling."

3.86 avg rating — 12,475 ratings

"A very clever story about a rich fantasy world and real-life authors who traveled there."

4.16 avg rating — 93,954 ratings

"One of the funniest fantasy books ever written. The whole quartet is sheer brilliance and features one of the best female characters in fantasy, Princess Cimarene."

4.16 avg rating — 217,235 ratings

"Another for younger readers originally, but has a truly timeless style and a brilliant magic system."

3.97 avg rating — 1,271,756 ratings

"Classic. Read it."

3.91 avg rating — 20,538 ratings

"Horror in writing done to the most chilling effect."

3.83 avg rating — 19,393 ratings

"A teen-ish book, but the writing style alone is fantastic. The absurdist approach is amazing."

3.86 avg rating — 55,964 ratings

"Also younger readers, but truly a classic series."

4.18 avg rating — 48,735 ratings

"A steampunk adventure in the skies! First in a to-be-written series."

3.89 avg rating — 13,493 ratings

"A re-telling of Moby Dick, on rails. It's splendid."

3.88 avg rating — 136,689 ratings

"Humorous and witty approach to well known fictional characters."