The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPrinceps' Fury by Jim  Butcher
Best Fantasy World
1,644 books — 1,994 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussSpellbound by Blake CharltonA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinPrince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
2011 DGLA Fantasy Book Nominees
103 books — 433 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,185 books — 25,688 voters
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,937 voters