The Best Fantasy Books with Jeremy Lachlan
Jeremy Lachlan is a middle-grade fantasy author of the highest order. His debut novel Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds won the 2019 ABIA Book of the Year for older children and his follow up The Key of all Souls has just been released to high praise. Jeremy is not only an accomplished writer, but makes a mean rainbow sponge cake and is one of the few people in the world who know the difference between a maze and a labyrinth. His selection of best fantasy books contain some wonderful surprises. We also had an interesting bonus discussion on the Genre Wars Book Podcast about the hero’s journey and how that factors into his writing process (you’ll find it after the end credits!). Here are a few companion extras for context on what we discussed during the podcast, including Patrick Rothfuss On Literary Snobbery, and some amazing illustrated classic books by The Folio Society.
If you’re all about finding some great fantasy reads, whether you’re a kid or an adult, check out these rippers below…
Best Fantasy Book ‘Classic’The Narnia Chronicles by CS Lewis
"With amazing characters and abundant magic, this series is impossible to forget." --Brightly
The Nevermoor Series by Jessica Townsend
"A Harry Potter-esque adventure." -- Time Magazine
The Narroway Trilogy by Rhiannon Williams
“The first middle-grade novel to ever win the Ampersand Prize!”
Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky by Kwame Mbalia
“A middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods.”
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Olston
Coming Jan 2021! A cross between Harry Potter and Men In Black.
Best Fantasy Books For AdultsThe Magicians Trilogy Lev Grossman
"Richly imagined and continually surprising. . . This is a gifted writer, and his gifts are at their apex in The Magician's Land.” -- The New York Times Book Review
The Lightbringer Series by Brent Weeks
This bonus recommendation is from Tim. One of the best fantasy book series I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading (and I’ve read a lot of them!)
To read The Jane Doe Duology by Jeremy Lachlan find it here. You can also find Jem here on Twitter or here on Instagram.
To see all of the best fantasy book titles above curated in the Genre Wars Shop (which helps support independent bookstores) head here.
