A Decade of Hit Books

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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 — 1,419 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
7,509 books — 16,578 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)
4,810 books — 27,021 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
7,818 books — 49,880 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
8,842 books — 26,119 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
42 books — 57 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 — 1,312 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
108 books — 99 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
134 books — 103 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
4,880 books — 19,063 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
395 books — 247 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
1,626 books — 1,704 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
2,223 books — 1,663 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
17,471 books — 10,326 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 — 1,552 voters