Best Fantasy Novels

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50,212 members
450 reviews
½ 4.5
Global Rank 1
170 Members
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Explanations
Crypto-Willobie: Actually Lord of the Rings IS a single book. It was written and submitted that way. The original publisher divided it into three volumes for marketing reasons. It's not a true 'trilogy' but rather a very long single novel.
electrice : not a single book
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2,919 members
75 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 217
4
3,623 members
88 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 193
5
1,987 members
40 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 183
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2,643 members
47 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 186
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2,459 members
50 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 209
8
131 members
2 reviews
4
Global Rank 563
Member
clong
15
2,463 members
53 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 282
17
377 members
4 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 610
Member
clong
18
2,235 members
48 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 177
19
3,028 members
64 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 171
20
229 members
3 reviews
4
Global Rank 617
Member
clong
22
92 members
1 review
½ 4.4
Global Rank 620
Member
clong
23
2,209 members
24 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 234
25
508 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 391
26
4,987 members
126 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 103
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1,710 members
8 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 467
29
557 members
15 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 701
Member
clong,andyl
Explanations
andyl : sf not fantasy (for me)
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316 members
5 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 684
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25 members
1 review
½ 3.5
Global Rank 158
20 Members
daschaich, Herenya, rstaedter, laketa, clong, Jeffsul, tottman, connie53, kgodey, dwacker, Ted_Herman, al.vick, dsp501, RBette1299, DDreawriter, taxonet, Southuhnboi, avm1863, ManWithAnAgenda, arienrhod1,andyl ,gilroy , ,anglemark ,jain ,cthulhuslibrarian ,aulsmith ,Cecrow ,merrystar ,santhony ,ncgraham ,rocketmac360 ,mspixieears ,
Explanations
gilroy: There is epic and there is overblown. This definitely falls in the later category. Too many pages upon pages of description with no action.
aulsmith : Not a novel
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23,121 members
188 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 731
14 Members
bonne1978, Herenya, Cecrow, SylviaC, ncgraham, cej1027, gypsysmom, swr0808, ahef1963, mspixieears, el_len, brandymt, avm1863, drakeg,Edward ,Quaisior ,anglemark ,jain ,paradoxosalpha ,rstaedter ,norabelle414 ,aulsmith ,CurrerBell ,clong ,merrystar ,sturlington ,LisaMaria_C
Explanations
aulsmith : And the nice, kind Aslan sends the unbelievers to Hell. Not a fantasy I'd recommend to anyone.