r/fantasy's Official Underrated and Underread Fantasy

1.
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)
Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 53,356 ratings
2.
The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)
The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 20,306 ratings
3.
The Red Knight (The Traitor Son Cycle, #1)
The Red Knight (The Traitor Son Cycle, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 18,631 ratings
4.
Traitor's Blade (Greatcoats #1)
Traitor's Blade (Greatcoats #1) 4.05 avg rating — 25,445 ratings
5.
Worm (Parahumans, #1)
Worm (Parahumans, #1)
by: Wildbow
4.60 avg rating — 10,116 ratings
6.
The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles, #1)
The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 42,035 ratings
7.
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) 4.14 avg rating — 398,627 ratings
8.
The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)
The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 15,697 ratings
9.
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1)
Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 12,723 ratings
10.
House of Blades (Traveler's Gate, #1)
House of Blades (Traveler's Gate, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 17,963 ratings
11.
The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1)
The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 10,028 ratings
12.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,920 ratings
13.
The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1)
The Emperor's Edge (The Emperor's Edge, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 15,821 ratings
14.
Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)
Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 10,577 ratings
15.
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 — 53,319 ratings
16.
The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)
The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 41,755 ratings
17.
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1)
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 10,582 ratings
18.
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1)
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 22,748 ratings
19.
Scourge of the Betrayer (Bloodsounder's Arc, #1)
Scourge of the Betrayer (Bloodsounder's Arc, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 2,981 ratings
20.
Low Town (Low Town, #1)
Low Town (Low Town, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 6,435 ratings
21.
The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1)
The Bone Doll's Twin (The Tamír Triad, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 13,188 ratings
22.
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1)
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 22,969 ratings
23.
The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2)
The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 5,426 ratings
24.
The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1)
The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 12,978 ratings
25.
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 44,616 ratings
26.
Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1)
Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 12,902 ratings
27.
A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1)
A Cavern of Black Ice (Sword of Shadows, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 9,282 ratings
28.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,307 ratings
29.
Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1)
Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 7,358 ratings
30.
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,293 ratings
31.
Mage's Blood (Moontide Quartet, #1)
Mage's Blood (Moontide Quartet, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 4,973 ratings
32.
Promise of Blood (Powder Mage, #1)
Promise of Blood (Powder Mage, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 62,367 ratings
33.
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1)
The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 18,189 ratings
34.
The Time of the Dark (Darwath, #1)
The Time of the Dark (Darwath, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 5,606 ratings
35.
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 10,568 ratings
36.
A Dance of Cloaks (Shadowdance, #1)
A Dance of Cloaks (Shadowdance, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 13,341 ratings
37.
Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)
Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) 4.23 avg rating — 75,264 ratings
38.
City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)
City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 38,741 ratings
39.
Daughter of the Empire (The Empire Trilogy, #1)
Daughter of the Empire (The Empire Trilogy, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 40,758 ratings
40.
Dragon Fate (War of the Blades, #1)
Dragon Fate (War of the Blades, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 784 ratings
41.
The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin, #1)
The Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 22,690 ratings
42.
Range of Ghosts (Eternal Sky, #1)
Range of Ghosts (Eternal Sky, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 3,925 ratings
43.
A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, #1)
A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 13,339 ratings
44.
The Whitefire Crossing (Shattered Sigil, #1)
The Whitefire Crossing (Shattered Sigil, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,497 ratings
45.
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1)
The Grim Company (The Grim Company, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 7,525 ratings
46.
Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1)
Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
47.
Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1)
Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 9,313 ratings
48.
Inda (Inda, #1)
Inda (Inda, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 4,875 ratings
49.
Unsouled (Cradle, #1)
Unsouled (Cradle, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 53,136 ratings
50.
Among Thieves (Tales of the Kin, #1)
Among Thieves (Tales of the Kin, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 12,570 ratings
51.
A Crucible of Souls (Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, #1)
A Crucible of Souls (Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,199 ratings
52.
Spirit Gate (Crossroads, #1)
Spirit Gate (Crossroads, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 4,000 ratings
53.
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1)
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,743 ratings
54.
Control Point (Shadow Ops, #1)
Control Point (Shadow Ops, #1)
by: Myke Cole
3.51 avg rating — 6,580 ratings
55.
Thieves' World (Thieves' World, #1)
Thieves' World (Thieves' World, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 8,026 ratings
56.
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1)
Jhereg (Vlad Taltos, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 15,458 ratings
57.
Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1)
Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 7,665 ratings
58.
The Sword of Truth (The Godling Chronicles, #1)
The Sword of Truth (The Godling Chronicles, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 3,767 ratings
59.
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1)
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 9,242 ratings
60.
The Last Stormlord (Watergivers, #1)
The Last Stormlord (Watergivers, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 7,079 ratings
61.
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 6,265 ratings
62.
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1)
Lord Valentine's Castle (Lord Valentine, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9,905 ratings
63.
God Stalk (Kencyrath, #1)
God Stalk (Kencyrath, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 2,463 ratings
64.
The Red Wolf Conspiracy (The Chathrand Voyage, #1)
The Red Wolf Conspiracy (The Chathrand Voyage, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 6,348 ratings
65.
The Death of the Necromancer (Ile-Rien #2)
The Death of the Necromancer (Ile-Rien #2) 4.03 avg rating — 4,616 ratings
66.
Lord of the Silver Bow (Troy, #1)
Lord of the Silver Bow (Troy, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 15,818 ratings
67.
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1)
Blood Song (Raven's Shadow, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 90,525 ratings
68.
City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1)
City of Golden Shadow (Otherland, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 28,509 ratings
69.
The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1)
The Lives of Tao (Tao, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,383 ratings
70.
Elven Jewel
Elven Jewel 4.16 avg rating — 91 ratings
71.
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
72.
Lyonesse (Lyonesse #1)
Lyonesse (Lyonesse #1) 3.93 avg rating — 5,908 ratings
73.
Od Magic
Od Magic 3.99 avg rating — 4,507 ratings
74.
The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1)
The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 13,329 ratings
75.
The Ten Thousand (The Macht #1)
The Ten Thousand (The Macht #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,707 ratings
76.
The Emperor's Knife (Tower and Knife Trilogy, #1)
The Emperor's Knife (Tower and Knife Trilogy, #1) 3.30 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
77.
The Broken Sword
The Broken Sword 3.87 avg rating — 7,421 ratings
78.
The Hammer and the Blade (Egil and Nix, #1)
The Hammer and the Blade (Egil and Nix, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 2,112 ratings
79.
Fortress in the Eye of Time (Fortress, #1)
Fortress in the Eye of Time (Fortress, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,128 ratings
80.
Blue Moon Rising (Forest Kingdom, #1)
Blue Moon Rising (Forest Kingdom, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 4,822 ratings
81.
Riddle in Stone (The Riddle in Stone, #1)
Riddle in Stone (The Riddle in Stone, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 752 ratings
82.
The Scar
The Scar 3.91 avg rating — 1,529 ratings
83.
The First Book of Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1-4)
The First Book of Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1-4) 4.11 avg rating — 2,069 ratings
84.
Calastan (Jein's Journey Book 1)
Calastan (Jein's Journey Book 1) 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings
85.
A Secret History (The Book of Ash, #1)
A Secret History (The Book of Ash, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 783 ratings
86.
Shadow's Son (Shadow Saga, #1)
Shadow's Son (Shadow Saga, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 4,495 ratings
87.
Alphabet of Thorn
Alphabet of Thorn 4.09 avg rating — 6,140 ratings
88.
The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World 4.10 avg rating — 14,056 ratings
89.
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1)
Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 10,799 ratings
90.
The Folding Knife
The Folding Knife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,379 ratings
91.
Fire and Hemlock
Fire and Hemlock 3.96 avg rating — 10,993 ratings
92.
Tam Lin
Tam Lin 3.84 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
93.
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3)
Riddle-Master (Riddle-Master, #1-3) 4.22 avg rating — 11,194 ratings
94.
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1)
Those Who Hunt the Night (James Asher #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,026 ratings
95.
Dragonsbane (Winterlands, #1)
Dragonsbane (Winterlands, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 8,231 ratings
96.
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 281,830 ratings
97.
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane 4.05 avg rating — 5,680 ratings
98.
The Ladies of Mandrigyn (Sun Wolf and Starhawk, No. 1)
The Ladies of Mandrigyn (Sun Wolf and Starhawk, No. 1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,424 ratings
99.
The Gate of Ivory (Ivory #1)
The Gate of Ivory (Ivory #1) 3.97 avg rating — 853 ratings
100.
Shadow Moon (Chronicles of the Shadow War, #1)
Shadow Moon (Chronicles of the Shadow War, #1) 3.26 avg rating — 2,294 ratings
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