Best Fantasy Books 2012

1.
King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2)
King of Thorns (The Broken Empire, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 69,591 ratings
2.
The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)
The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 92,121 ratings
3.
Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)
Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6) 4.51 avg rating — 53,840 ratings
4.
Red Country
Red Country 4.32 avg rating — 61,813 ratings
5.
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 90,530 ratings
6.
Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14)
Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14) 4.47 avg rating — 104,795 ratings
7.
The Emperor's Soul
The Emperor's Soul 4.38 avg rating — 122,441 ratings
8.
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 88,787 ratings
9.
City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #3)
City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 38,328 ratings
10.
Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #1)
Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 9,823 ratings
11.
Some Kind of Fairy Tale
Some Kind of Fairy Tale 3.60 avg rating — 9,812 ratings
12.
Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3)
Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,053 ratings
13.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,057 ratings
14.
Riddle in Stone (The Riddle in Stone, #1)
Riddle in Stone (The Riddle in Stone, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 752 ratings
15.
Control Point (Shadow Ops, #1)
Control Point (Shadow Ops, #1)
by: Myke Cole
3.51 avg rating — 6,581 ratings
16.
The First Confessor (The Legend of Magda Searus, #1)
The First Confessor (The Legend of Magda Searus, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 16,814 ratings
17.
Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5; World of Kate Daniels, #6 & #6.5; Andrea Nash, #1)
Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5; World of Kate Daniels, #6 & #6.5; Andrea Nash, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 39,226 ratings
18.
The Traitor Queen (Traitor Spy Trilogy, #3)
The Traitor Queen (Traitor Spy Trilogy, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 15,170 ratings
19.
Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)
Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6) 4.51 avg rating — 53,840 ratings
20.
Cast in Peril (Chronicles of Elantra, #8)
Cast in Peril (Chronicles of Elantra, #8) 4.25 avg rating — 6,520 ratings
21.
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,065,501 ratings
22.
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 53,363 ratings
23.
The Serpent Sea (Books of the Raksura, #2)
The Serpent Sea (Books of the Raksura, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 8,257 ratings
24.
Casket of Souls (Nightrunner, #6)
Casket of Souls (Nightrunner, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 5,261 ratings
25.
Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1)
Throne of the Crescent Moon (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 11,907 ratings
26.
The Siren Depths (Books of the Raksura, #3)
The Siren Depths (Books of the Raksura, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 6,776 ratings
27.
Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2)
Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
28.
A Crown Imperiled (The Chaoswar Saga, #2)
A Crown Imperiled (The Chaoswar Saga, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 8,107 ratings
29.
Legion (Legion, #1)
Legion (Legion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 43,531 ratings
30.
It Began With Ashes (Wroge Elements, #1)
It Began With Ashes (Wroge Elements, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 60 ratings
30.
Shadow of Night (All Souls, #2)
Shadow of Night (All Souls, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 265,215 ratings
32.
The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5)
The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5) 4.14 avg rating — 90,980 ratings
33.
Wheel-Mouse vs All The Crazy Robots
Wheel-Mouse vs All The Crazy Robots 4.81 avg rating — 228 ratings
34.
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1)
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 22,749 ratings
35.
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 53,364 ratings
36.
A Dragon's Awakening (The Chronicles of Kale, #1)
A Dragon's Awakening (The Chronicles of Kale, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 759 ratings
37.
The Spook's Blood (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #10)
The Spook's Blood (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #10) 4.23 avg rating — 9,366 ratings
37.
The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2)
The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 121,357 ratings
39.
Strangeness and Charm (Courts of the Feyre, #3)
Strangeness and Charm (Courts of the Feyre, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 1,249 ratings
40.
The Crimson Crown (Seven Realms, #4)
The Crimson Crown (Seven Realms, #4) 4.46 avg rating — 46,324 ratings
41.
Scent of Magic (Healer, #2)
Scent of Magic (Healer, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 24,454 ratings
41.
Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)
Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 18,619 ratings
43.
The Woman Who Died a Lot (Thursday Next, #7)
The Woman Who Died a Lot (Thursday Next, #7) 4.08 avg rating — 14,906 ratings
44.
Alif the Unseen
Alif the Unseen 3.84 avg rating — 17,851 ratings
45.
Echoes of Betrayal (Paladin's Legacy, #3)
Echoes of Betrayal (Paladin's Legacy, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 3,369 ratings
46.
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,295 ratings
47.
New York (The Nightlife, #1)
New York (The Nightlife, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 1,619 ratings
47.
A Witch Without Magic
A Witch Without Magic 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings
47.
Don't Be a Hero
Don't Be a Hero 3.95 avg rating — 297 ratings
47.
A Once Crowded Sky
A Once Crowded Sky
by: Tom King
3.20 avg rating — 1,310 ratings
47.
The Mirror and the Maelstrom (The Seraphinium, #4)
The Mirror and the Maelstrom (The Seraphinium, #4) 3.89 avg rating — 80 ratings
47.
The Spook's Destiny (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #8)
The Spook's Destiny (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #8) 4.25 avg rating — 15,178 ratings
47.
The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2)
The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 48,025 ratings
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Creating Monsters
Creating Monsters 3.60 avg rating — 188 ratings
47.
Skirmish (The House War, #4)
Skirmish (The House War, #4) 4.42 avg rating — 923 ratings
56.
The Nightlife: Las Vegas (The Nightlife, #2)
The Nightlife: Las Vegas (The Nightlife, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 521 ratings
56.
From Man to Man (Wroge Elements, #0.5)
From Man to Man (Wroge Elements, #0.5) 3.74 avg rating — 93 ratings
56.
Dawn of Retribution (The Chronicles of Kale, #2)
Dawn of Retribution (The Chronicles of Kale, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 386 ratings
56.
The Merchant and the Menace (The Seraphinium, #1)
The Merchant and the Menace (The Seraphinium, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 195 ratings
60.
Sharps
Sharps 3.89 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
60.
The Pool and the Pedestal (The Seraphinium Book 2)
The Pool and the Pedestal (The Seraphinium Book 2) 3.91 avg rating — 122 ratings
60.
Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #1)
Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,409 ratings
63.
The Pool and the Pedestal (The Seraphinium, #2)
The Pool and the Pedestal (The Seraphinium, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 122 ratings
63.
Battle (The House War, #5)
Battle (The House War, #5) 4.41 avg rating — 808 ratings
63.
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 107,582 ratings
66.
The Trees and the Night (The Seraphinium, #3)
The Trees and the Night (The Seraphinium, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 99 ratings
67.
Elfhome (Elfhome, #3)
Elfhome (Elfhome, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 2,867 ratings
68.
Conspiracy (The Emperor's Edge, #4)
Conspiracy (The Emperor's Edge, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 7,593 ratings
69.
The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)
The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 62,179 ratings
70.
The Far West (Frontier Magic, #3)
The Far West (Frontier Magic, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 4,684 ratings