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The 21 Must Read Fantasy Books of All Time (booksofbrilliance.com)
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If you are like me, then you are a huge fantasy fan. It is easily my favorite genre and I have to force myself to read to read other books. But for this list, we will be staying with this genre as we share our list of the 21 must read fantasy books of all time!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Read most of these and some I agree with, some I don't.

Weeks is okay, but I don't think Night Angel is a "must read".

I liked the Dresden Files well enough, but I don't think it is must-read either. They were fun reads, but he wouldn't be in the top authors even of urban fantasy specifically.

I don't read them really, but Harry Potter seems influential enough that it should probably be on the list. I might make a case for some Scott Lynch and Robin Hobb to be there too. Sorta surprised neither Terry Brooks nor Terry Goodkind made the cut either, though I haven't personally read them since I was very young.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Terry Goodkind is prolific and his characters are extremely relatable. His omission from the list and lack of references in the comment section is disappointing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Having read, and enjoyed, everything up to and including Law of Nines he's repetitive and not terribly spectacular.

There's a lot of good stuff in his books, which I guess is good because by all accounts he was the black sheep of his family who I'm told are all lovely people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Relatable? Sorry but I'm not a rapist.