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Before the award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones, there was A Song of Ice and Fire.George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series takes place on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, and revolves around three central plotlines: familial feuds for control of Westeros, the looming threat of the northern-based “Others,” and of course the grand political ambitions of Daenerys ...
- Rajat Mehta
- Harry Potter. Logline: A young wizard battles the dark lord Voldemort while discovering his own destiny. Author Name: J.K. Rowling. First Book Published: “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (1997)
- The Lord of the Rings. Logline: A hobbit’s quest to destroy a powerful ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. Author Name: J.R.R. Tolkien. First Book Published: “The Fellowship of the Ring” (1954)
- A Song of Ice and Fire. Logline: Noble houses vie for the Iron Throne in a brutal, intricate game of power. Author Name: George R.R. Martin. First Book Published: “A Game of Thrones” (1996)
- The Wheel of Time. Logline: A destined savior and his allies confront the Dark One in an epic battle of fate. Author Name: Robert Jordan (and later Brandon Sanderson)
- An enthralling dystopian fantasy series. "The Legend" trilogy by Marie Lu, available on Amazon and Target. "Legend," the first book in the series, available at Amazon.
- A dark academia fantasy trilogy. "The Scholomance" series by Naomi Novik, available on Amazon. "A Deadly Education," the first book in the series, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
- A fantasy series well-known for its TV adaptation. "Game of Thrones" series by George R.R. Martin, available on Amazon and Bookshop. "A Song of Ice and Fire," the first book in the series, available on Amazon and Bookshop.
- A delightfully witchy YA trilogy. "Serpent & Dove" trilogy by Shelby Mahurin, available on Amazon. "Serpent & Dove," the first book in the series, available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Oct 28, 2021 · The Last Unicorn, Peter S Beagle (1968) Considered one of the best fantasy books ever written, The Last Unicorn is a magical story about a unicorn living in a forest. One day, hunters arrive in ...
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- The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee. Series starter: Jade City. What you’re in for: A war between rival gangster families. Jade City hit shelves in 2017, kicking off a must-read fantasy book series and nabbing a World Fantasy Award in the process.
- The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. Series starter: The Poppy War. What you’re in for: Crushing choices in battle, forbidden magic and a descent into villainy. This remarkable trilogy, which began in 2018, finds inspiration in the Second-Sino Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War and the rise of Mao Zedong.
- Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin. Series starter: A Wizard of Earthsea. What you’re in for: Character-driven fantasy. Ursula K. Le Guin is widely regarded as a pillar in science fiction and fantasy, and if you’ve never read one of her books, 1968’s A Wizard of Earthsea is a good place to start.
- Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Series starter: The Fellowship of the Ring. What you’re in for: Road trip shenanigans and expansive world. It’s hard to imagine a time without Lord of the Rings, but before 1954, the world had never heard of hobbits, Mordor or the One Ring to rule them all.
WINNER 111,498 votes. A Court of Silver Flames. by. Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) Prolific author Sarah J. Maas notches her sixth GCA prize with this fourth installment in the insanely popular series A Court of Thorns and Roses. Maas’ imaginative world-building is something to behold—a kind of fractal blossoming of fantasy, romance, and ...
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Sep 10, 2018 · 1. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. In The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, you will find a military fantasy with an orphan girl at the center of it all. Based on historical events, The Poppy War, brilliantly written, shows you how this war orphan aced the Keju, a test that finds the most talented youth, entered the most elite military school, and discovered her unknown power!
