Weve put together our top 20 of the best series ever from crime to scifi, kids to teens, historical to. In short, fantasy is a genre of epic strength and incandescent beauty. Oct 20, 2017 two men rebel together against tyrannyand then become rivalsin this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from ken liu, recipient of hugo, nebula, and world fantasy awards. But a song of ice and fire is not the only fantasy epic out there. He is a prolific author who somehow manages to put out multiple books a year it. Royal families fighting for control of the kingdom. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. These are the movies set aside your whole evening for. So with out further ado, its time to talk about the best fantasy audiobooks series. The 10 best completed sf and fantasy series according to me. The world susanna clarke creates is one shrouded in mystery. We then awarded one point to each top ten vote and entered them all into a database.
A while ago, we came up with a list of the best fantasy novels of all time. A classic of the genre from one of its all time masters. Best fantasy series of all time for audiobooks best. The 52,851 subscribers of the rfantasy subreddit were asked to list their top 5 favorite fantasy booksseries theyve ever read, and the users posted favorites were combined to make a top 105. Look, i love game of thrones as much as the next nerd. During the heyday decades of western books and magazines so many of em were published that im still discovering authors and titles ive missed. Dracula may be the classic vampire novel but it wasnt the first. The best scifi books of all time penguin random house. Aug 27, 2018 hey dudes, welcome to my top 10 epic fantasy book series.
Best 100 novels top 100 novels of all time voted by regular people. The hunger games trilogy classic box set suzanne collins. The 100 best history books of all time list contains a mixture of the most rewarding history books ever written. It includes texts on the most important topics in human history and has works of womens history, political history, diplomatic history, social history, cultural history, economic history, intellectual history, micro history, sexual. Keeping close to the vampire tradition, they still show a wide variety in story, setting, and characters. The great english novelist, here at his most grownup, doesnt do lawyers any favors. Simon is a kitchen boy but when ancient evil stirs, he is pulled into a war as unlike any his world has seen, leaving the only home he has ever known to battle creatures once thought lost to the past. My first epic fantasy series actually came earlier than that. Every year, the entire family would read the lord of the rings, so thats technically my first fantasy series, but the first i picked up on my own was valdemar. If you disagree with the list we would like to hear from you. May 08, 2015 f ollowing the announcement that sales have doubled in the past five years, carole mansur picks the 20 best audiobooks of all time 1 a delicate truth written and read by john le carre 10 hrs. Oct 16, 2014 it seems we all love a great series we cant get enough of the characters we fall in love with and cant wait to see what happens next.
We all need a little love in our lives, and one way to get it is in the pages of swoonworthy novels. On top of everything else the russian master accomplished in this historical novel about the napoleonic era in. All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been excluded from the below lists of bestselling books for these reasons. A classic of the genre from one of its alltime masters. Gellar actioncomedy series was effectively epic and. Best epicfantasy book series of all time thetoptens. Nows the perfect moment to dust off that book youve always vowed to read but never had time for. The book, published in 1666, reflects enlightenmentera theoretical science, with cavendish imagining submarines. Given its scale and global audience, it also serves as an interesting peek at the books people in general are really reading the. All three books in the broken earth trilogy won the hugo award for best. Things fall apart the western canon of great literature often focuses on writers who come from north america or europe and often ignores accomplished writers and amazing works of literature from other parts of the world. And more recent writers are even now riding out of the untamed lands. Sign up for a free 30 day trial to instantly access highquality online books for kids, ebooks, audio books, quizzes, videos, and more. These series in my opinion constitute the top epic fantasy series for audiobook listening.
Hey dudes, welcome to my top 10 epic fantasy book series. Martin and patrick rothfuss have called quintessential to their own success. The first book in an epic fantasy trilogy that both george r. Schindlers list 1993 rotten tomatoes 97% gone with the wind 1939 rotten tomatoes 95% malcolm x 1992 rotten tomatoes 91% rotten tomatoes 88%. The characters are fueled by desire, duty, and lust. The 15 best epic movies of all time page 2 taste of. The movies that are bigger than life, has a great story, and is longer than 2 hours and 30 minutes. Epics are on a much larger scale throughout their entire production including numerous extras. Time magazines alltime 100 novels time magazines alltime best 100 english language novels from 1923 to 2005. When we think of the fantasy genre, we usually think of epic fantasy. Dec 22, 2017 look, i love game of thrones as much as the next nerd. Some of these are classic tales you will surely know, but others are excellent works of science fiction that may have been flying under the radar.
The southern belle fights for the love of her life and for the preservation of her familys plantation in the midst of the civil war and the reconstruction. Wily, charming kuni garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless mata zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like. The definitive hollywood epic, gone with the wind tells the classic story of love in times of war. You went to all the bigname authors in the worldfranzen, mailer, wallace, wolfe, chabon, lethem, king, 125 of them and got each one to cough up a top10 list of the greatest books of all time. The following novels and series are not an exhaustive look at the best fantasy novels of all time, but rather a sampling taken from various eras from the past to the present.
We simply took the top 100 novels and put them on the list. Top 10 best epic movies of all time an epic is a genre of film that emphasizes human drama on a grand scale. Oct 12, 2003 from don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest nonfiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. Jan 15, 2007 you went to all the bigname authors in the worldfranzen, mailer, wallace, wolfe, chabon, lethem, king, 125 of them and got each one to cough up a top10 list of the greatest books of all time. So if you love good fantasy books about magic and wizardry, the harry potter series is one of the best fantasy series of alltime. Top ten books of all time this list reflects the rankings of all 152 lists published as of march 12, 20. Below, youll find the 20 bestselling books of all time on amazon.
Percy jackson and the olympians series rick riordan. When i first discovered this top 10 classic western novels of all time post, i faved it and continue to check it out. Buy products related to best epic novels and see what customers say about best epic novels. These stories chart how, over time, the vampire story grew and developed. Some typical characteristics of epic fantasy include fantastical elements such as elves, fairies, dwarves, magic or sorcery, wizards or magicians, invented languages, quests, comingofage themes, and multivolume narratives. And thats the great thing about a brilliant series, once you finish one book, theres always another. In this video i give you my top 10 epic fantasy book series to date 2018. The top 50 greatest fiction books of all time determined by 128 lists and articles from various critics, authors and experts.
May 08, 2002 take a look at a list of the top 100 books of all time, nominated by writers from around the world, from things fall apart to mrs dalloway, and from pride and prejudice to don quixote. We asked people to choose the best 100 novels of all time. The top 10 book chosen by 125 top writers from the book the top 10 edited by j. Reddits top fantasy reads of all time show list info. This must be one of the top 100 all time stupid lists, from now until forever, in either direction. So if you love good fantasy books about magic and wizardry, the harry potter series is one of the best fantasy series of all time. Top ten wings of fire characters queenterra best epicfantasy book series of all time top ten most loved wings of fire couples feathermist top ten fantasy book series top ten best. Les miserables by victor hugo, anna karenina by leo tolstoy, the thorn birds by colleen mccullough, a game of thrones by ge.
The best fantasy novels of all time penguin random house. It reflects a few minor chnages from the original alltime top ten list gatsby is up, huck is down, proust has been harpooned by melville. Brandon sanderson, the wheel of time is truly an epic. Jo rowling got kids to read 400500 page tomes at a time when kids werent reading books at all.
An early work of feminist utopian fiction and protoscience fiction, the blazing world tells the story of a woman from our earth who travels to another world via a portal at the north pole, where she becomes empress of a society made up of fantastical halfanimal halfhuman species. Top ten wings of fire characters queenterra best epicfantasy book series of all time top ten most loved wings of fire couples feathermist top ten fantasy book series top ten best noncanon percy jackson and heroes of olympus parings annaofarendelle332 best a song of ice and fire characters esteluki top ten favorite gods from the percy jackson. I have answered a similar query answer to what are some of the greatest novels of all time. After lackey, i quickly consumed all of david eddings, robert jordan, terry goodkind, and on and on and on. What are the 10 best vampire books that have shaped our thinking of vampires and the many vampire stories that followed them. Jul 06, 2017 of the best summer reads of all time. Literary critics, historians, avid readers, and even casual readers will all have. The romance between scarlett and rhett is among the most interesting and controversial in film. The book is the authors first englishlanguage work. Set in england in the early 19th century, magic has.
The books are in descending order from 1 to 105, with the ones at the top of the list being. Mar 06, 2017 lately ive gotten several letters from chess fans who want to know what kind of chess books i like, and what books i consider to be the best of all time that kind of bestever list is very much a matter of taste, and a small list is impossible due to the enormous number of books that are written every year. Reddits top fantasy reads of all time list challenges. Jan 27, 2015 the definitive hollywood epic, gone with the wind tells the classic story of love in times of war. These audiobooks have the best narrators, story lines, characters and have three or more books in the series.
His book with coauthor george stefanovic on the 1992 rematch between fischer and spassky no regrets. From don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest nonfiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. Of all the king books revolving around plucky kids, these. The 10 best completed sf and fantasy series according to. The leading digital library for kids offering unlimited access to 40,000 of the best childrens books of all time. The return of the king 2003 rotten tomatoes 95% spartacus 1960 rotten tomatoes 96% rotten tomatoes 83% rotten tomatoes 85% fiddler on the roof. For this particular list of the best epic books, we considered books of all genres.
His play winning chess series is highly thought of, and is a favorite of players from beginner to 1800. Jul 21, 2019 the following novels and series are not an exhaustive look at the best fantasy novels of all time, but rather a sampling taken from various eras from the past to the present. We didnt fuss too much over the physical length of the book or the time span, but. Are the people at time magazine really stupid enough to believe that before 1923 and after 2005 there was no time. Jan 31, 2019 this 1937 pulitzerwinning epic novelwhich goodreads calls one of the most popular books ever writtentells the story of headstrong leading lady scarlett ohara. I am all about dragons, zombies, and dragonzombies. It gave me all the feels, so i decided it was time to read the book. Greta garbo in anna karenina greta garbo in anna karenina 1935, directed by clarence brown. The novels unique style, subject, and time setting make it one of the most respected and regarded works of all time. F ollowing the announcement that sales have doubled in the past five years, carole mansur picks the 20 best audiobooks of all time 1 a delicate. They provide us with a whirlwind of emotions, all unraveling with the civil war as their background. However i have left out a few absolute treasures in the list, and since i wrote that answer i have read a couple of books which just ha.
A book edited by peter boxall, and written by over 100 hundred international critics. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, 6 7 8 harry potter by j. Aug 30, 2018 the 50 best horror novels of all time. An epic fourteen novel saga, as well as a prequel novel and two companion books, the author james oliver rigney jr. No epic fantasy series evokes as much passion as does the wheel of time. Epic in scope, the novel is, in part, a story of love between women celies love for her longlost sister nettie.