52 Book Club 2023: #12 High Fantasy

1.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,626 ratings
2.
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 3,050,749 ratings
3.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,874,082 ratings
4.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,187,858 ratings
5.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,826 ratings
6.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,760 ratings
7.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,058,895 ratings
8.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,503 ratings
9.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,529 ratings
10.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,171 ratings
11.
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 297,742 ratings
12.
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 54,585 ratings
13.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,658 ratings
14.
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,128 ratings
15.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,210 ratings
16.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,949 ratings
17.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,449 ratings
18.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,156 ratings
19.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,712 ratings
20.
Redwall (Redwall, #1)
Redwall (Redwall, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 126,669 ratings
21.
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,741 ratings
22.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,176 ratings
23.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,117 ratings
24.
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 783,887 ratings
25.
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 261,984 ratings
26.
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,065,465 ratings
27.
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1)
Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 228,869 ratings
28.
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,795 ratings
29.
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,172 ratings
30.
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 51,659 ratings
31.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 119,483 ratings
32.
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 604,536 ratings
33.
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,622,711 ratings
34.
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 344,565 ratings
35.
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) 4.64 avg rating — 2,951,111 ratings
36.
The Book of Dragons
The Book of Dragons
by: E. Nesbit
3.84 avg rating — 3,824 ratings
37.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 378,310 ratings
38.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,789 ratings
39.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,202 ratings
40.
A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4) 4.45 avg rating — 1,891,971 ratings
41.
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,924 ratings
42.
A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1)
A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 222,703 ratings
43.
Martin the Warrior (Redwall, #6)
Martin the Warrior (Redwall, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 44,751 ratings
44.
The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles, #1)
The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 42,036 ratings
44.
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 1,014,281 ratings
46.
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1)
The Sword of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 100,410 ratings
47.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,942 ratings
48.
Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 124,076 ratings
49.
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) 4.76 avg rating — 453,200 ratings
50.
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 293,110 ratings
51.
The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3)
The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 315,745 ratings
52.
The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3)
The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 67,744 ratings
53.
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Tress of the Emerald Sea 4.34 avg rating — 246,653 ratings
53.
The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3)
The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 30,705 ratings
55.
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)
by: Fonda Lee
4.07 avg rating — 97,537 ratings
56.
The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)
The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 92,120 ratings
57.
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
The Black Company (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #1)
by: Glen Cook
3.93 avg rating — 53,320 ratings
58.
The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story 4.18 avg rating — 215,948 ratings
59.
Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating — 51,015 ratings
60.
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1)
The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 76,170 ratings
61.
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1)
Titus Groan (Gormenghast, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 23,029 ratings
62.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,395 ratings
63.
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7)
A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, #7) 4.07 avg rating — 181,296 ratings
64.
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1)
The Black Prism (Lightbringer, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 129,717 ratings
65.
The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8)
The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8) 3.93 avg rating — 157,514 ratings
66.
The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12)
The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12) 4.43 avg rating — 173,000 ratings
67.
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 413,576 ratings
68.
Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13)
Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13) 4.48 avg rating — 170,355 ratings
69.
A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time, #14)
A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time, #14) 4.58 avg rating — 157,157 ratings
70.
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)
The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 82,164 ratings
70.
The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 78,901 ratings
72.
Fool's Quest (The Fitz and the Fool, #2)
Fool's Quest (The Fitz and the Fool, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 48,272 ratings
73.
Assassin's Fate (The Fitz and the Fool, #3)
Assassin's Fate (The Fitz and the Fool, #3) 4.65 avg rating — 45,975 ratings
74.
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 117,650 ratings
75.
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3)
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3) 4.33 avg rating — 13,972 ratings
75.
Nettle & Bone
Nettle & Bone 4.09 avg rating — 125,238 ratings
75.
Cursed (Gilded, #2)
Cursed (Gilded, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 28,273 ratings
78.
Dragon Haven (Rain Wild Chronicles, #2)
Dragon Haven (Rain Wild Chronicles, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 41,936 ratings
79.
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 155,305 ratings
80.
To Kill a Kingdom (Hundred Kingdoms, #1)
To Kill a Kingdom (Hundred Kingdoms, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 203,770 ratings
80.
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) 4.58 avg rating — 3,137,020 ratings
82.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,226 ratings
83.
City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #3)
City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 38,328 ratings
84.
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 419,837 ratings
85.
House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)
House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 726,426 ratings
85.
The Lost Island of Tamarind (Tamarind, #1)
The Lost Island of Tamarind (Tamarind, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,313 ratings
87.
Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #4)
Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 36,421 ratings
88.
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 121,203 ratings
88.
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 68,096 ratings
90.
Secrets of Tamarind (Tamarind, #2)
Secrets of Tamarind (Tamarind, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 392 ratings
91.
The Great Wave of Tamarind (Tamarind, #3)
The Great Wave of Tamarind (Tamarind, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 142 ratings
92.
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 228,828 ratings
93.
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1)
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,464 ratings
93.
Angel Mage
Angel Mage
by: Garth Nix
3.63 avg rating — 5,068 ratings
95.
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 183,869 ratings
96.
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 83,975 ratings
97.
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1)
The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 174,788 ratings
98.
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6)
Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 190,876 ratings
98.
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 98,545 ratings
100.
The Dragon Keeper (Rain Wild Chronicles, #1)
The Dragon Keeper (Rain Wild Chronicles, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 51,559 ratings
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