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Fantasy
156 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Authors Like George R.R. Martin: 6 Epic Fantasy Picks
If George R.R. Martin's political intrigue, vast casts, and anyone-can-die stakes are your idea of perfect fantasy, these six writers deliver — each with a book to start.
Authors Like Joe Abercrombie: 6 Grimdark Fantasy Picks
If Joe Abercrombie's morally grey characters, brutal action, and black wit are your idea of perfect fantasy, these six writers deliver — each with a book to start.
Authors Like Rick Riordan: 6 Adventures to Read Next
If Rick Riordan's fast, funny, myth-soaked adventures hooked you or your reader, these six authors deliver the same magic-and-heroics fun — each with a book to start.
Authors Like Robin Hobb: 6 Epic Fantasy Writers to Read
If Robin Hobb's deep characters, slow-burn emotion, and lived-in worlds ruined other fantasy for you, these six writers come closest — each with a book to start.
Authors Like Terry Pratchett: 5 Witty, Humane Writers
If Terry Pratchett's blend of comedy, satire, and deep humanity is what you miss, these five writers come closest — each with a book to start.
Books Like An Ember in the Ashes: 6 to Read Next
Crave more brutal empires, dual-POV tension, and forbidden romance after An Ember in the Ashes? These six fantasy novels deliver the same high-stakes thrill — with where to start.
Books Like City of Bones: 6 Urban Fantasy Reads Next
Want more hidden magical worlds, demon-hunting, and forbidden romance after City of Bones? These six fantasy novels deliver the same Shadowhunters thrill — with where to start.
Books Like Shadow and Bone: 6 Fantasy Reads Next
Want more lush world-building, dangerous magic, and slow-burn romance after Shadow and Bone? These six fantasy novels deliver the same Grishaverse thrill — with where to start.
Books Like Six of Crows: 7 Heist Fantasies to Read Next
Crave another morally grey crew, a clever heist, and a found family of misfits after Six of Crows? These seven fantasy novels deliver the same dangerous magic and sharp banter.
Books Like The Cruel Prince: 6 Faerie Reads Next
Want more treacherous faerie courts, mortal-among-immortals stakes, and enemies-to-lovers tension after The Cruel Prince? These six fantasy reads deliver — with where to start.
Books Like The Lies of Locke Lamora: 6 to Read Next
Crave more clever heists, sharp banter, and morally grey rogues after The Lies of Locke Lamora? These six fantasy novels deliver the same con-artist thrill — with where to start.
A Game of Thrones vs The Name of the Wind: Read First?
A Game of Thrones and The Name of the Wind are two pillars of modern epic fantasy. Here's how they differ, what each does best, and which to read first.
Authors Like Brandon Sanderson: 7 Epic Fantasy Writers
Authors like Brandon Sanderson for fans of Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive — Robert Jordan, Patrick Rothfuss, Joe Abercrombie, Robin Hobb, and more, with where to start.
Authors Like Leigh Bardugo: 6 Fantasy Writers to Read
Authors like Leigh Bardugo for fans of Six of Crows and the Grishaverse — Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, Sabaa Tahir, V.E. Schwab, and more, with where to start for each.
Authors Like Neil Gaiman: 7 Fantasy Writers to Read
Authors like Neil Gaiman for fans of American Gods and The Ocean at the End of the Lane — Terry Pratchett, Susanna Clarke, V.E. Schwab, Erin Morgenstern, and more.
Authors Like Patrick Rothfuss: 5 Epic Fantasy Writers
Authors like Patrick Rothfuss for fans of The Name of the Wind — Brandon Sanderson, Robin Hobb, George R.R. Martin, Joe Abercrombie, and Scott Lynch, with where to start.
Authors Like Sarah J. Maas: 7 Romantasy Writers
Authors like Sarah J. Maas for fans of ACOTAR and Throne of Glass — Rebecca Yarros, Carissa Broadbent, Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black, and more, with where to start for each.
Authors Like V.E. Schwab: 6 Fantasy Writers to Read Next
Authors like V.E. Schwab for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue — Erin Morgenstern, Susanna Clarke, Neil Gaiman, Madeline Miller, and more, with where to start.
Books Like The Night Circus: 10 Atmospheric Fantasies
Books like The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern — 10 atmospheric, magical novels from The Starless Sea to Addie LaRue and Piranesi, with where to start for each.
Iron Flame vs Fourth Wing: How the Sequel Compares
Fourth Wing and Iron Flame are the first two Empyrean books by Rebecca Yarros. Here's how they differ, what each does best, and the order to read them.
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