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N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season
A daring, structurally inventive start to the Broken Earth trilogy, with enormous stakes and one of modern fantasy’s most distinctive worlds.
Bramblelight Reading List
10 Fantasy Series Worth Getting Lost In
Ten gateways into ambitious fantasy worlds, chosen for atmosphere, character, scope, and the irresistible urge to keep reading.
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Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Dragons, court politics, religion, duty, and sapphic romance in a richly layered world that rewards readers who love sweeping scope.
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Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind
A lyrical first-person fantasy built around myth, music, memory, and the making of a legendary figure.
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Robin Hobb
Assassin's Apprentice
Character-driven fantasy at its finest: intimate, painful, politically tangled, and the doorway into the Realm of the Elderlings.
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Evan Winter
The Rage of Dragons
Relentless training, revenge, warfare, and dragon-fueled conflict make this one of the fastest-moving epic fantasy openings on the list.
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Andrea Stewart
The Bone Shard Daughter
A puzzle-box fantasy full of strange magic, imperial secrets, living constructs, and multiple stories gradually locking together.
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V. E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic
Parallel Londons, forbidden magic, a charismatic thief, and a brisk adventure structure make this an easy series to fall into.