Always a work in progress (check back for updates):
Here's a page where I'll provide a fantasy reading list to help out other aspiring fantasy writers. I hope to get it sorted by what kinds of stories will be good for working on certain aspects of fantasy writing. This also means an expansion of my book reviews, of which I haven't done very many. Check in on here as I build up the list.
Most Recommended: (these are all books and series I give at least a 9/10)
Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
The Emperor's Blades by Brian Stavely
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
Mixing Science Fiction with Fantasy:
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
Great Action Scenes:
Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (though you have to wait awhile)
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
Character-Driven Fantasy:
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke
The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Great Antagonists:
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke
Great Setting:
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke
The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
Great Magic System:
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke
Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Gunpowder Fantasy:
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Military Fantasy:
Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
Legend by David Gemmell
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Political and Economic Fantasy:
The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
Antiheroes:
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks (Gavin Guile)
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
The Grim Company by Luke Scull
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
Gritty Fantasy:
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
The Black Company by Glen Cook
The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
The Grim Company by Luke Scull
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
Thieves:
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
First Person Fantasy:
Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover (but only in parts)
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
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