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36 of the Best Fantasy Books Everyone Should Read

ARE YOU LOOKING for your next fantasy must-read? From wizards and werewolves to weird happenings underground, we've pulled together some of the WIRED team's favourite fantasy series. Some are set in strange and fantastic worlds, while others start a little closer to home.
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Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
1
Susanna Clarke
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
2
Leigh Bardugo
Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
Stardust
3
Neil Gaiman
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
4
Fonda Lee
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
5
Peter S. Beagle
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
6
Nnedi Okorafor
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
7
Sarah J. Mass
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
8
Naomi Alderman
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
9
N. K. Jemisin
Riot Baby (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Riot Baby
10
Tochi Onyebuchi
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
11
Octavia Butler
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
12
Scott Lynch
Earthlings (Sayaka Murata)
Earthlings
13
Sayaka Murata
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
14
Madeline Miller
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
15
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Malazan Book of the Fallen
16
The First Law (Joe Abercrombie)
The First Law
17
Joe Abercrombie
The Golem and the Djinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Djinni
18
Helene Wecker
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
19
Frank Herbert
Dark Tower Series (Stephen King)
Dark Tower Series
20
Stephen King
A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire
21
George R. R. Martin
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
22
Terry Pratchett
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
23
Ben Aaronovitch
The Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time
24
Robert Jordan
The Gormenghast Trilogy
The Gormenghast Trilogy
25
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
26
Philip Pullman
The Book of Dust (Philip Pullman)
The Book of Dust
27
Philip Pullman
The Dresden Files Series (Jim Butcher)
The Dresden Files Series
28
Jim Butcher
Perdido Street Station (China MiƩville)
Perdido Street Station
29
China MiƩville
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
30
Neil Gaiman
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
31
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Farseer Trilogy
The Farseer Trilogy
32
The Accursed Kings (Maurice Druon)
The Accursed Kings
33
Maurice Druon
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
34
Susanna Clarke
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
35
Terry Pratchett
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
36
Marlon James
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