"Pulling together a "best ever" list for fantasy is always going to be a difficult task. Fantasy is a large genre with a legacy that stretches back to early myths, legends, and stories in every part of the world. Nevertheless, I will continue to try to encapsulate the best things that have ever been done in the expansive fantasy genre via lists with the hope of tracking a small piece of the proverbial pie.
Today, these are the authors who challenge what we expect from fantasy books with their debut novels. Whether they changed everyone else around them or simply offered quiet examples of what fantasy books could be, the best debut fantasy books ever written are impressive. For the purposes of this post, I've listed the best debut fantasy books from oldest to newest to establish a timeline for the genre." - R.Nassor/Book Riot
