Reading orders
Fantasy series in order
81 series, most-read first. Each page lists every book in order with its year, page count and reading time.
- A Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. Martin5 books · 1996–2011
- The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. Tolkien4 books · 1937–1955
- DiscworldTerry Pratchett41 books · 1983–2015
- The Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan15 books · 1990–2013
- The Dark TowerStephen King7 books · 1982–2004
- MistbornBrandon Sanderson3 books · 2006–2008
- The Kingkiller ChroniclePatrick Rothfuss2 books · 2007–2011
- The Stormlight ArchiveBrandon Sanderson5 books · 2010–2024
- EarthseaUrsula K. Le Guin6 books · 1968–2001
- The Sword of TruthTerry Goodkind11 books · 1994–2007
- Discworld: City WatchTerry Pratchett8 books · 1989–2011
- The Poppy WarR. F. Kuang3 books · 2018–2020
- Discworld: DeathTerry Pratchett5 books · 1987–2001
- Discworld: WitchesTerry Pratchett6 books · 1987–1998
- Malazan Book of the FallenSteven Erikson10 books · 1999–2011
- The Dark Elf TrilogyR. A. Salvatore3 books · 1990–1991
- The Icewind Dale TrilogyR. A. Salvatore3 books · 1988–1990
- Mistborn: Wax and WayneBrandon Sanderson4 books · 2011–2022
- The BelgariadDavid Eddings5 books · 1982–1984
- The First LawJoe Abercrombie3 books · 2006–2008
- The Farseer TrilogyRobin Hobb3 books · 1995–1997
- Dragonlance ChroniclesMargaret Weis3 books · 1984–1985
- The Broken EarthN. K. Jemisin3 books · 2015–2017
- Discworld: Moist von LipwigTerry Pratchett3 books · 2004–2013
- The Sword of Shannara TrilogyTerry Brooks3 books · 1977–1985
- LightbringerBrent Weeks5 books · 2010–2019
- Gentleman BastardScott Lynch3 books · 2006–2013
- The MagiciansLev Grossman3 books · 2009–2014
- The Riftwar SagaRaymond E. Feist3 books · 1982–1986
- The Chronicles of AmberRoger Zelazny10 books · 1970–1991
- The ScholomanceNaomi Novik3 books · 2020–2022
- Memory, Sorrow, and ThornTad Williams3 books · 1988–1993
- The Broken EmpireMark Lawrence3 books · 2011–2013
- The Liveship TradersRobin Hobb3 books · 1998–2000
- The Daevabad TrilogyS. A. Chakraborty3 books · 2017–2020
- The Green Bone SagaFonda Lee3 books · 2017–2021
- The Black CompanyGlen Cook9 books · 1984–2000
- TemeraireNaomi Novik9 books · 2006–2016
- The Rain Wild ChroniclesRobin Hobb4 books · 2009–2013
- The Winternight TrilogyKatherine Arden3 books · 2017–2019
- The Inheritance TrilogyN. K. Jemisin3 books · 2010–2011
- The Night Angel TrilogyBrent Weeks3 books · 2008–2008
- The Tawny ManRobin Hobb3 books · 2001–2003
- The EleniumDavid Eddings3 books · 1989–1991
- The Bloodsworn SagaJohn Gwynne3 books · 2021–2024
- The Demon CyclePeter V. Brett5 books · 2008–2017
- Kushiel's LegacyJacqueline Carey3 books · 2001–2003
- The MalloreonDavid Eddings5 books · 1987–1991
- The Faithful and the FallenJohn Gwynne4 books · 2012–2016
- The Licanius TrilogyJames Islington3 books · 2014–2019
- CradleWill Wight12 books · 2016–2023
- The Age of MadnessJoe Abercrombie3 books · 2019–2021
- GormenghastMervyn Peake3 books · 1946–1959
- The Empire TrilogyRaymond E. Feist3 books · 1987–1992
- Fitz and the FoolRobin Hobb3 books · 2014–2017
- The BurningEvan Winter2 books · 2017–2020
- Book of the AncestorMark Lawrence3 books · 2017–2019
- The Great CitiesN. K. Jemisin2 books · 2020–2022
- The Founders TrilogyRobert Jackson Bennett3 books · 2018–2022
- The Bone SeasonSamantha Shannon4 books · 2013–2021
- Codex AleraJim Butcher6 books · 2004–2009
- The Chronicles of Thomas CovenantStephen R. Donaldson3 books · 1977–1977
- The TamuliDavid Eddings3 books · 1992–1994
- The Powder Mage TrilogyBrian McClellan3 books · 2013–2015
- The Iron Druid ChroniclesKevin Hearne9 books · 2011–2018
- The Second Chronicles of Thomas CovenantStephen R. Donaldson3 books · 1980–1983
- The Red Queen's WarMark Lawrence3 books · 2014–2016
- The Heritage of ShannaraTerry Brooks4 books · 1990–1993
- The Cinder SpiresJim Butcher2 books · 2015–2023
- The Drowning EmpireAndrea Stewart3 books · 2020–2023
- The Prince of NothingR. Scott Bakker3 books · 2003–2006
- The Dandelion DynastyKen Liu4 books · 2015–2022
- The Riyria ChroniclesMichael J. Sullivan4 books · 2013–2017
- The Dagger and the CoinDaniel Abraham5 books · 2011–2016
- Shadow of the LeviathanRobert Jackson Bennett2 books · 2024–2025
- The Riyria RevelationsMichael J. Sullivan3 books · 2011–2012
- Raven's ShadowAnthony Ryan3 books · 2011–2015
- The Shadow CampaignsDjango Wexler5 books · 2013–2017
- Of Blood and BoneJohn Gwynne3 books · 2018–2020
- The Divine CitiesRobert Jackson Bennett3 books · 2014–2017
- The Voyage of the Jerle ShannaraTerry Brooks3 books · 2000–2002