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75 Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books You Should Read

A list of 75 of my favourite fantasy/sci-fi books. Some of these are series, you only need to have read one in the series to count it.
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The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
1
Robert Jordan
The Stormlight Archive
The Stormlight Archive
2
Someone You Can Build a Nest in (John Wiswell)
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
3
John Wiswell
Blood Over Bright Haven (M.L. Wang)
Blood Over Bright Haven
4
M.L. Wang
Dragonlance Chronicles
Dragonlance Chronicles
5
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Brandon Sanderson)
Tress of the Emerald Sea
6
Brandon Sanderson
Psalm Wild Built (Becky Chambers)
Psalm Wild Built
7
Becky Chambers
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
8
Andy Weir
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
9
Frank Herbert
Fate of the Fallen (Kel Kade)
Fate of the Fallen
10
Kel Kade
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
11
Travis Baldree
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
12
William Goldman
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
13
George R.R. Martin
Red Rising (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising
14
Pierce Brown
Monstrous Regiment (Terry Pratchett)
Monstrous Regiment
15
Terry Pratchett
The Lunar Chronicles Series
The Lunar Chronicles Series
16
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Rebecca Thorne)
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
17
Rebecca Thorne
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
18
Steven Erikson
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
19
Patrick Rothfuss
Foundryside (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Foundryside
20
Robert Jackson Bennett
Mistborn (Brandon Sanderson)
Mistborn
21
Brandon Sanderson
Skyward (Brandon Sanderson)
Skyward
22
Brandon Sanderson
Strike the Zither (Joan He)
Strike the Zither
23
Joan He
The Hollow Places (T. Kingfisher)
The Hollow Places
24
T. Kingfisher
Critical Role: Bells Hells - What Doesn't Break (Cssandra Khaw)
Critical Role: Bells Hells - What Doesn't Break
25
Cssandra Khaw
Homeland (R. A. Salvatore)
Homeland
26
R. A. Salvatore
Falling Kingdoms (Morgan Rhodes)
Falling Kingdoms
27
Morgan Rhodes
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (Brandon Sanderson)
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
28
Brandon Sanderson
Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Hobbit
29
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Soulforge (Margaret Weis)
The Soulforge
30
Margaret Weis
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
31
Leigh Bardugo
What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)
What Moves the Dead
32
T. Kingfisher
Bone Weaver (Aden Polydoros)
Bone Weaver
33
Aden Polydoros
Thrawn (Zahn)
Thrawn
34
Zahn
Our Wives Under the Sea (Julia Armfield)
Our Wives Under the Sea
35
Julia Armfield
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
36
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Avalon: Web of Magic (Rachel)
Avalon: Web of Magic
37
Rachel
Sabriel (Garth Nix)
Sabriel
38
Garth Nix
The Eyes of the Dragon (Stephen King)
The Eyes of the Dragon
39
Stephen King
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkoski)
The Last Wish
40
Andrzej Sapkoski
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