Best fantasy books: human perspectives

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“Here are some of my favorite fantasy books (plus I asked my Instagram community to share the best fantasy books they’d read and I’m sharing those recommendations below my list!)”

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“Here are some of our picks for best fantasy books.”

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“As a long-time reader, I’ve put together a list of what I consider to be the “Best Fantasy Books of All Time” so you, too, can dive deep into my favorite genre and experience the wonder and adventure for yourself.”

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“Most of the series below are fully finished, binge-worthy fantasy, with a couple that are close enough to completion that they still felt worth including. I’ve read every single one and truly loved getting lost in each of these worlds.”

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“Here are 25 of the best fantasy books for teen or adult readers to check out — new and classic tales alike, these stories have everything from love triangles to mythical creatures, fantastical worlds to magic that lives in our own reality.”

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“Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for one hell of a ride. Below, a list of our favorites from the genre, from classic novels to the spooky and paranormal.”

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“And so without further hemming and hawing, I present my six favorite works of fantasy from the incredible to the transcendent.”

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“This epic conclusion contains moments of heroism, enormous battles, and a heartfelt, good-triumphing-over-evil narrative that never fails to inspire. Many fantasy tropes came from this book and the ones before it, making it easily the best and most influential fantasy book ever written.”

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“And there you have it. Fourteen of the most meaningful and thrilling series in literature. Sitting down with a cup of coffee and any of these titles will never fail to be one of life’s great pleasures.”

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“Science fiction and fantasy have been my most-read genres year on year for the past decade or so. Hopefully, you too can see (and read!) the benefits of meshing magic and technology or exploring what science can do to further flesh out a story with supernatural elements.”

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“If you want to get stuck into another great series, we highly recommend either Sarah J Maas’s Throne of Glass or A Court of Thorns and Roses. If you’d prefer a stand-alone fantasy book, in a genre where series are often the norm, RF Kuang’s Babel and The Stand by…”

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“While all lists are subjective, we emphasized books that brought something new and innovative to the genre—books that inspired other fantasy writers as well as readers. In ranked order, here are the best fantasy books of all time.”