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The Line That Cannot Be Crossed by Ian GregoireThe Pomegranate Gate by Ariel KaplanCold People by Tom Rob SmithInfinity Gate by M.R. CareyAscension by Nicholas Binge
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
471 books — 1,085 voters
Eversion by Alastair ReynoldsInto the Broken Lands by Tanya HuffMickey7 by Edward AshtonKagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2022
551 books — 1,414 voters

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth GeorgeThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,481 books — 16,405 voters
Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline CareyKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KaySabriel by Garth NixLegend by David Gemmell
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,733 books — 26,972 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardLord of the Flies by William Golding1984 by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,876 books — 49,844 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinHyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,771 books — 25,807 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireShadowfall by James Clemens
Recommended Fantasy Series
44 books — 58 voters
The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireRace the Sands by Sarah Beth DurstA Declaration of the Rights of Magicians by H.G. ParryThe Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2020
521 books — 1,309 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireSabriel by Garth Nix
High Fantasy with Female Leads (just the first books of a series)
37 books — 41 voters
The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireLegend by David GemmellSabriel by Garth NixBlood Song by Anthony Ryan
High Fantasy Books That AREN'T The Lord of The Rings Or George R. Martin
110 books — 101 voters

The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireDevil's Night Dawning by Damien BlackThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireThe Penitent Assassin by Shawn WickersheimThe Book of Deacon by Joseph R. Lallo
Great Indie Fantasy Books
136 books — 106 voters
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireSabriel by Garth Nix
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,848 books — 19,113 voters

The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireDevil's Night Dawning by Damien BlackThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireDawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw
Indie Fantasy Recommendations
390 books — 245 voters
The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireLady of Devices by Shelley AdinaShadows of the Realm by Dionne ListerThe Book of Deacon by Joseph R. Lallo
Best Indie Fantasy Books Worth a Read
1,612 books — 1,693 voters

The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireShadowfall by James ClemensThe Immortal Prince by Jennifer FallonThe Gods of Amyrantha by Jennifer Fallon
Best Fantasy Books Under the Radar
2,204 books — 1,616 voters
The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow by Ian GregoireThe Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireRetribution Falls by Chris WoodingThe Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,468 books — 10,304 voters

The Exercise of Vital Powers by Ian GregoireThe Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. TolkienStrange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorThe Ruin of Kings by Jenn LyonsMaster Assassins by Robert V.S. Redick
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
517 books — 1,553 voters