Best Fantasy Book Series

The best fantasy book series ranked by average reader rating — consistent quality across every volume, from tight trilogies to sprawling epics.

The best fantasy series build worlds you never want to leave. This list ranks fantasy book series by average reader rating across all installments — rewarding consistency over length. A trilogy that nails every book outranks a 15-volume epic that loses steam halfway through.

Every series here has at least 3 books in our catalog. Whether you want a complete set to binge or an ongoing saga worth investing in, these are the fantasy series that readers rate most highly from first page to last.

1

Dungeon Crawler Carl

by Matt Dinniman

96h 44m total 5 books ★ 4.81 avg

Books in series:

#2 Carl's Doomsday Scenario, #3 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook, #4 The Gate of the Feral Gods, #5 The Butcher's Masquerade, #6 The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
2

The Mistborn Saga

by Brandon Sanderson

99h 46m total 4 books ★ 4.75 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Final Empire, #2 The Well of Ascension, #3 The Hero of Ages, #7 The Lost Metal
3

The Stormlight Archive

by Brandon Sanderson

223h 34m total 4 books ★ 4.75 avg

Books in series:

#2 Words of Radiance, #3 Oathbringer, #4 Rhythm of War, #5 Wind and Truth
4

Middle-earth

by J.R.R. Tolkien

83h 2m total 4 books ★ 4.73 avg

Books in series:

#2 The Fellowship of the Ring, #3 The Two Towers, #4 The Return of the King, #4 The Return of the King
5

The Cosmere

by Brandon Sanderson

92h 57m total 3 books ★ 4.69 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Way of Kings, #5 Warbreaker, Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
6

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

158h 25m total 8 books ★ 4.68 avg

Books in series:

#1 Throne of Glass, #2 Crown of Midnight, #3 Heir of Fire, #4 Queen of Shadows, #5 Empire of Storms, #6 Tower of Dawn, #7 Kingdom of Ash, The Assassin's Blade
7

A Song of Ice and Fire

by George R.R. Martin

201h 18m total 5 books ★ 4.68 avg

Books in series:

#1 A Game of Thrones, #2 A Clash of Kings, #3 A Storm of Swords, #4 A Feast for Crows, #5 A Dance with Dragons
8

The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

47h 52m total 3 books ★ 4.67 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Fellowship of the Ring, #1 The Hobbit, The Silmarillion
9

Crescent City

by Sarah J. Maas

85h 14m total 3 books ★ 4.66 avg

Books in series:

#1 House of Earth and Blood, #2 House of Sky and Breath, #3 House of Flame and Shadow
10

He Who Fights with Monsters

by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

224h 2m total 10 books ★ 4.66 avg

Books in series:

#2 He Who Fights with Monsters 2, #3 He Who Fights with Monsters 3, #4 He Who Fights with Monsters 4, #5 He Who Fights with Monsters 5, #5 He Who Fights with Monsters 5: A LitRPG Adventure, #6 He Who Fights with Monsters 6, #7 He Who Fights With Monsters 7, #8 He Who Fights With Monsters 8, #9 He Who Fights with Monsters 9, #10 He Who Fights with Monsters 10
11

The Empyrean

by Rebecca Yarros

74h 10m total 3 books ★ 4.65 avg

Books in series:

#1 Fourth Wing, #2 Iron Flame, #3 Onyx Storm
12

The Age of Madness

by Joe Abercrombie

65h 54m total 3 books ★ 4.65 avg

Books in series:

#1 A Little Hatred, #2 The Trouble with Peace, #3 The Wisdom of Crowds
13

The Primal Hunter

by Zogarth

218h 14m total 11 books ★ 4.63 avg

Books in series:

#2 The Primal Hunter 2, #3 The Primal Hunter 3, #4 The Primal Hunter 4, #5 The Primal Hunter 5, #6 The Primal Hunter 6, #7 The Primal Hunter 7: A LitRPG Adventure, #8 The Primal Hunter 8, #9 The Primal Hunter 9: A LitRPG Adventure, #10 The Primal Hunter 10, #11 The Primal Hunter 11, #12 The Primal Hunter 12
14

Cradle

by Will Wight

143h total 13 books ★ 4.61 avg

Books in series:

#1 Unsouled, #2 Soulsmith, #3 Blackflame, #4 Skysworn, #5 Ghostwater, #6 Underlord, #7 Uncrowned, #8 Wintersteel, #9 Bloodline, #10 Reaper, #11 Dreadgod, #12 Waybound +1 more
15

The Dresden Files

by Jim Butcher

191h 49m total 14 books ★ 4.60 avg

Books in series:

#1 Storm Front, #2 Fool Moon, #3 Grave Peril, #4 Summer Knight, #5 Death Masks, #6 Blood Rites, #7 Dead Beat, #8 Proven Guilty, #9 [White Night] [By: Butcher, Jim] [May, 2011], #10 Small Favor, #11 Turn Coat, #13 Ghost Story +2 more
16

Mistborn, Era 2: Wax & Wayne

by Brandon Sanderson

38h 6m total 3 books ★ 4.58 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Alloy of Law, #2 Shadows of Self, #3 The Bands of Mourning
17

Lightbringer

by Brent Weeks

113h 21m total 4 books ★ 4.56 avg

Books in series:

#2 The Blinding Knife, #3 The Broken Eye, #4 The Blood Mirror, #5 The Burning White
18

Beware of Chicken

by CasualFarmer

78h 44m total 5 books ★ 4.54 avg

Books in series:

#1 Beware of Chicken: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel, #2 Beware of Chicken 2: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel, #3 Beware of Chicken 3: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel, #4 Beware of Chicken 4: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel, #5 Beware of Chicken 5: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel: Beware of Chicken
19

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke

187h 55m total 9 books ★ 4.54 avg

Books in series:

#2 Mark of the Fool 2, #3 Mark of the Fool 3, #4 Mark of the Fool 4, #5 Mark of the Fool 5, #6 Mark of the Fool 6, #7 Mark of the Fool 7, #8 Mark of the Fool 8, #9 Mark of the Fool 9, #10 Mark of the Fool 10
20

The Wheel of Time

by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

462h 39m total 15 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Eye of the World, #2 The Great Hunt, #3 The Dragon Reborn, #4 The Shadow Rising, #5 The Fires of Heaven, #6 Lord of Chaos, #7 A Crown of Swords, #8 The Path of Daggers, #9 Winter's Heart, #10 Crossroads of Twilight, #11 Knife of Dreams, #12 The Gathering Storm +3 more
21

Chaos Seeds

by Aleron Kong

137h 42m total 8 books ★ 4.49 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Land: Founding: A LitRPG Saga, #2 The Land: Forging, #3 The Land: Alliances 2: A LitRPG Saga (Chaos Seeds), #4 The Land: Catacombs, #5 The Land: Swarm, #6 The Land: Raiders: A LitRPG Saga, #7 The Land: Predators: A LitRPG Saga, #8 The Land: Monsters
22

The Ripple System

by Kyle Kirrin

61h 48m total 3 books ★ 4.48 avg

Books in series:

#1 Shadeslinger, #2 Black Sand Baron, #4 Shattersoul
23

The Rise and Fall

by Michael J. Sullivan

57h 7m total 3 books ★ 4.47 avg

Books in series:

#1 Nolyn, #2 Farilane, #3 Esrahaddon
24

The Inheritance Cycle

by Christopher Paolini

69h 26m total 3 books ★ 4.47 avg

Books in series:

#1 Eragon, #2 Eldest, #3 Brisingr
25

First Law World

by Joe Abercrombie

81h 15m total 4 books ★ 4.46 avg

Books in series:

#4 Best Served Cold, #5 The Heroes, #6 Red Country, #7 Sharp Ends
26

Azarinth Healer

by Rhaegar

137h 5m total 6 books ★ 4.46 avg

Books in series:

#1 Azarinth Healer: Book One, #2 Azarinth Healer: Book Two, #3 Azarinth Healer: Book Three, #4 Azarinth Healer: Book Four, #5 Azarinth Healer: Book Five, #6 Azarinth Healer: Book Six
27

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

124h 38m total 8 books ★ 4.46 avg

Books in series:

#1 A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1 A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation), #1 A Court of Thorns and Roses (10th Anniversary Recording), #2 A Court of Mist and Fury, #3 A Court of Wings and Ruin, #4 A Court of Frost and Starlight, #5 A Court of Silver Flames, #6 A Court of Thorns and Roses 6
28

Defiance of the Fall

by TheFirstDefier, J.F. Brink

304h 1m total 13 books ★ 4.45 avg

Books in series:

#1 Defiance of the Fall, #3 Defiance of the Fall 3, #4 Defiance of the Fall 4: A LitRPG Adventure, #5 Defiance of the Fall 5, #6 Defiance of the Fall 6, #7 Defiance of the Fall 7, #8 Defiance of the Fall 8, #9 Defiance of the Fall 9, #11 Defiance of the Fall 11, #12 Defiance of the Fall 12, #14 Defiance of the Fall 14, #15 Defiance of the Fall 15 +1 more
29

All the Skills

by Honour Rae

55h 45m total 4 books ★ 4.45 avg

Books in series:

#2 All the Skills 2: A Deck-Building LitRPG, #3 All the Skills 3: A Deck-Building LitRPG: All the Skills, #4 All the Skills 4: A Deck-Building LitRPG, #5 All the Skills 5: A Deck-Building LitRPG: All the Skills
30

Saga of the Forgotten Warrior

by Larry Correia

95h 4m total 6 books ★ 4.45 avg

Books in series:

#1 Son of the Black Sword, #2 House of Assassins, #3 Destroyer of Worlds, #4 Tower of Silence, #5 Graveyard of Demons, #6 Heart of the Mountain

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