Best Fantasy Series: Our 15 Picks
Our editorial picks of 15 fantasy series with book counts, years and a link to each full reading order. Epic, romantasy and urban fantasy.
How we picked
These are our own picks, not a ranking of quality. Each series has at least 3 books, a full reading order on this site checked against two sources, and a place in our reviewed genre groups. They are listed by how often people search for their reading order where we have that number, then by number of books.
1.Sookie Stackhouse
By Charlaine Harris: 13 books, published 2001–2013.
HBO's True Blood (2008-2014) is loosely based on the books.
2.Zodiac Academy
By Caroline Peckham: 12 books, published 2019–2024.
3.A Court of Thorns and Roses
By Sarah J. Maas: 6 books, published 2015–2026.
4.Mercy Thompson
By Patricia Briggs: 14 books, published 2006–2024.
5.The Dresden Files
By Jim Butcher: 18 books, published 2000–2026.
The 2007 Sci Fi Channel series ran for one season and is loosely based on the books.
6.The Hollows (Rachel Morgan)
By Kim Harrison: 18 books, published 2004–2024.
7.Realm of the Elderlings
By Robin Hobb: 16 books, published 1995–2017.
8.The Wheel of Time
By Robert Jordan: 15 books, published 1990–2013.
Prime Video's The Wheel of Time ran for three seasons (2021–2025) with many changes from the books.
9.The Iron Druid Chronicles
By Kevin Hearne: 10 books, published 2011–2018.
10.Malazan Book of the Fallen
By Steven Erikson: 10 books, published 1999–2011.
11.The Witcher
By Andrzej Sapkowski: 9 books, published 1992–2024.
Netflix's The Witcher adapts the books; CD Projekt's video games are set after them.
12.Weather Warden
By Rachel Caine: 9 books, published 2003–2010.
13.Mistborn
By Brandon Sanderson: 8 books, published 2006–2022.
14.Throne of Glass
By Sarah J. Maas: 8 books, published 2012–2018.
15.Alpha and Omega
By Patricia Briggs: 7 books, published 2007–2021.