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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy Books
1,683 books — 1,988 voters
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollDracula by Bram StokerThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Pre-Tolkien Fantasy
382 books — 366 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
Best Christian Fantasy books
351 books — 326 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Best "second world" fantasy after J.R.R. Tolkien
151 books — 221 voters

The Sword of Shannara by Terry BrooksEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Elfstones of Shannara by Terry BrooksThe Iron Tower by Dennis L. McKiernan
Most Obvious Tolkien Imitators
52 books — 218 voters
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best books by J.R.R. Tolkien
39 books — 202 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Middle Earth
140 books — 95 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Merchant and the Menace by Daniel McHughThe Pool and the Pedestal by Daniel McHughThe Trees and the Night by Daniel McHughThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Amazing Magic Worlds
36 books — 28 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisThe Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
The Inklings
170 books — 17 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best of JRR Tolkien
12 books — 15 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best of J.R.R. Tolkien
83 books — 15 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBeowulf by UnknownThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Books important to and by the Inklings
109 books — 15 voters

The Sword of Shannara by Terry BrooksThe Wheel of time series by Robert Jordan by Robert JordanMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Book of Words by J.V. JonesInheritance by Christopher Paolini
Most Generic Fantasy World
15 books — 11 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Celtic Twilight by W.B. YeatsSoul Music by Terry PratchettTaliesin by Stephen R. LawheadThe Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
BEST CELTIC MAGIC/BARD BOOKS
69 books — 10 voters

Beowulf by UnknownThe Elder Edda by UnknownThe Saga of the Volsungs by AnonymousThe Wanderer by Michael Alexander, EditorSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown
Penguin Legends from the Ancient North
5 books — 6 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPersuasion by Jane AustenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Cate's Top 28 Favorite Books
27 books — 5 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe War of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienJ.R.R. Tolkien by Tom ShippeyThe Tolkien Reader by J.R.R. Tolkien
All Things Tolkien
80 books — 5 voters
The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Elves In Fantasy Fiction
18 books — 4 voters

The Red Fairy Book by Andrew LangThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonaldThe Song of the Nibelungs by Margaret ArmourBeowulf by UnknownShe by H. Rider Haggard
Books That Inspired Tolkien
14 books — 4 voters
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. TolkienBeren And Lúthien by J.R.R. TolkienUnfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien's Middle Earth and Other Writings
34 books — 4 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienOrcs by Stan Nicholls
Orcs In Fantasy And Horror
14 books — 3 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienUnfinished Tales by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
14 books — 3 voters

Beowulf by UnknownPuck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard KiplingIn the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales by Lord DunsanyBeowulf by Unknown
Tolkien influences and related reads
4 books — 3 voters
The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.The Towers of the Sunset by L.E. Modesitt Jr.The Magic Engineer by L.E. Modesitt Jr.The Order War by L.E. Modesitt Jr.Wellspring of Chaos by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Best High Fantasy with Epic Worldbuilding
45 books — 3 voters

Death of a Hero by John FlanaganThe Grey Mane of Morning by Joy ChantHalt's Peril by John FlanaganWhen Voiha Wakes by Joy ChantThe Lost Stories by John Flanagan
Books lord of the rings fans will love
19 books — 2 voters
The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienPoems and stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienUnfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien Middle Earth Book Reading order
9 books — 1 voter

A Hobbit Devotional by Ed StraussChristian Mythmakers by Rolland HeinFollowing Gandalf by Matthew DickersonTolkien's Ordinary Virtues by Mark Eddy SmithThe Grip of Grace by Brent King
Tolkien Devotionals
24 books — 1 voter
The Elvenbane by Andre NortonAzure Bonds by Kate NovakThe Halfling and Other Stories by Leigh BrackettThe Halfling's Gem by R.A. SalvatoreStreams of Silver by R.A. Salvatore
Non-Tolkien Halflings and Hobbit-like Peoples
44 books — 1 voter

The Fall of Númenor by J.R.R. TolkienUnfinished Tales by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lost Road and Other Writings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The True Second Age
4 books — 1 voter
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of J.R.R. Tolkien
9 books — 1 voter

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