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

Eve of Destruction

by Benjamin Medrano

39h 22m total 3 books ★ 4.60 avg

Books in series:

#2 Adept of Chaos, #3 Mistress of Chaos, #5 Seed of Chaos
2

Unintended Cultivator

by Eric Dontigney

109h 59m total 8 books ★ 4.58 avg

Books in series:

#1 Unintended Cultivator, #2 Unintended Cultivator, #3 Unintended Cultivator, #4 Unintended Cultivator, #5 Unintended Cultivator, #6 Unintended Cultivator, #7 Unintended Cultivator, #8 Unintended Cultivator
3

The Immortal Great Souls

by Phil Tucker

116h 24m total 4 books ★ 4.58 avg

Books in series:

#1 Bastion, #2 The Rascor Plains, #3 LastRock, #4 The Lost Cube
4

The Stormlight Archive

by Brandon Sanderson

166h 8m total 3 books ★ 4.58 avg

Books in series:

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

Dungeon Crawler Carl

by Matt Dinniman

96h 44m total 5 books ★ 4.57 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
6

Tower of Somnus

by Cale Plamann

64h 31m total 3 books ★ 4.57 avg

Books in series:

#1 Tower of Somnus Omnibus: Books 1-3 in A LitRPG Adventure Series, #4 Shareholder, #5 Evolution
7

The Wandering Inn

by Pirateaba

423h 49m total 11 books ★ 4.56 avg

Books in series:

#5 The Last Light, #6 The General of Izril, #7 Rains of Liscor, #9 Tears of Liscor, #10 The Wind Runner, #11 The Titan of Baleros, #12 The Witch of Webs, #13 The Empress of Beasts, #14 Hell's Wardens, #15 Garden of Sanctuary, #18 Archmage's Ire
8

Dungeon Bound

by Bastian Knight

77h 3m total 4 books ★ 4.56 avg

Books in series:

#3 Dungeon Bound 3, #4 Dungeon Bound 4, #5 Dungeon Bound 5, #6 Dungeon Bound 6
9

Luck's Voice

by Daniel Schinhofen

58h 30m total 5 books ★ 4.55 avg

Books in series:

#1 Suited for Luck, #3 Breaking the Bank, #5 Luck's Holdings, #8 Emerita Divided, #9 Blessed Nations
10

The Primal Hunter

by Zogarth

218h 14m total 11 books ★ 4.55 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
11

Divine Apostasy

by A.F. Kay

164h 13m total 9 books ★ 4.54 avg

Books in series:

#1 Divine Apostasy Boxed Set Volume 1 (Books 1-3), #4 The Fourth Secret, #5 Legion's Fifth Vault, #6 The Sixth Rune, #8 The Eighth Harmony, #9 Tarot's Ninth Harbinger, #10 The Tenth Muse, #11 Zealot's Eleventh Crusade, #12 The Twelfth Conclave
12

Street Rats of Aramoor

by Michael Wisehart

68h 38m total 5 books ★ 4.54 avg

Books in series:

#1 Banished, #2 Hurricane, #4 Sandstorm, #5 Wildfire, #6 Avalanche
13

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas

119h 47m total 5 books ★ 4.54 avg

Books in series:

#3 Heir of Fire, #4 Queen of Shadows, #5 Empire of Storms, #6 Tower of Dawn, #7 Kingdom of Ash
14

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
15

Azarinth Healer

by Rhaegar

137h 5m total 6 books ★ 4.54 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
16

The Beginning after the End

by TurtleMe

80h 14m total 4 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#3 Beckoning Fates, #9 Reckoning, #10 Retribution, #11 Providence
17

Unbound

by Nicoli Gonnella

270h 49m total 11 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#1 Dissonance, #2 Silence, #3 Hunger, #4 Fury, #5 Threshold, #6 Expanse, #7 Abyss, #8 Vault, #9 Crown, #10 Empire, #11 Chains: A LitRPG Adventure: Unbound
18

Aether's Revival

by Daniel Schinhofen

163h 22m total 11 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#1 Aether's Blessing, #2 Aether's Guard, #3 Magi's Path, #4 Aether's Apprentices, #5 Mages of Buldoun, #6 Magi Guard, #7 Moral Stand, #8 Proven Strength, #9 Empire's Orders, #10 Buldoun's Blunder, #11 Princely Mistakes
19

Heavenly Chaos

by Daniel Schinhofen

43h 48m total 4 books ★ 4.53 avg

Books in series:

#1 Heavenly Chaos, #2 Fighting Past Pain, #3 Heavens Reflected, #4 Graduating With Honor (Heavenly Chaos Book 4)
20

The Hedge Wizard

by Alex Maher

115h 23m total 5 books ★ 4.52 avg

Books in series:

#1 The Hedge Wizard, #2 The Hedge Wizard 2, #3 The Hedge Wizard 3: A LitRPG/GameLit Adventure, #4 The Hedge Wizard 4, #5 The Hedge Wizard 5
21

Mark of the Fool

by J.M. Clarke

187h 55m total 9 books ★ 4.52 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
22

Binding Words

by Daniel Schinhofen

98h 13m total 8 books ★ 4.51 avg

Books in series:

#1 Morrigan's Bidding, #2 Life Bonds, #3 Hearthglen, #5 Flame of War, #6 Lost Bonds, #8 Accorded Nobility, #10 Truestrike's Treachery, #11 Divine Agreements
23

Cradle

by Will Wight

143h total 13 books ★ 4.51 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
24

The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone

by Michael Anderle

48h 22m total 7 books ★ 4.50 avg

Books in series:

#1 Feared by Hell, #3 Eye for an Eye, #4 Bring the Pain, #5 She Is the Widow Maker, #7 Fight Fire with Fire, #8 Hail to the King, #12 Karma Is a Bitch
25

Vigil Bound

by James A. Hunter

47h 46m total 4 books ★ 4.50 avg

Books in series:

#1 Vigil's Justice, #2 Vigil's Valor, #3 Vigil's Balance, #4 Vigil's Wrath
26

The Forsworn Oath

by David Estes

111h 4m total 3 books ★ 4.49 avg

Books in series:

#1 Forsworn, #2 Heartsworn, #3 Stormsworn
27

I'm Not the Hero

by SourpatchHero, Nick Podehl

82h 38m total 5 books ★ 4.49 avg

Books in series:

#2 Secrets and Strife: An Isekai LitRPG: I'm Not the Hero, #3 An Education in Magical Affairs: An Isekai LitRPG: I'm Not the Hero, #4 A Hero's Choice: An Isekai LitRPG, #4 A Hero's Choice: An Isekai LitRPG (I'm Not the Hero, 4), #5 Crucible of Sundered Loyalties: An Isekai LitRPG
28

He Who Fights with Monsters

by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

177h 22m total 8 books ★ 4.48 avg

Books in series:

#4 He Who Fights with Monsters 4, #5 He Who Fights with Monsters 5: A LitRPG Adventure, #5 He Who Fights with Monsters 5, #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
29

The Aldoran Chronicles

by Michael Wisehart

113h 44m total 4 books ★ 4.48 avg

Books in series:

#1 The White Tower, #3 The Four-Part Key, #4 The Tunnels Beneath, #5 Blood of the Mountains (The Aldoran Chronicles: Book 5): An Epic Fantasy Adventure
30

The Mistborn Saga

by Brandon Sanderson

99h 46m total 4 books ★ 4.48 avg

Books in series:

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

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