4.45 avg rating — 2,743,239 ratings

"The master of the gritty hyper 'realistic' fantasy epic, GRRM makes the impossible tangible and leaves you always wanting more."

4.19 avg rating — 404,629 ratings

"Hobb uses a subtly built fantasy location as the backdrop for the intensive character study of a protagonist who does not always slay the dragon or win the girl and is left beloved by the reader more the same for his foibles as his triumphs."

4.19 avg rating — 595,530 ratings

"Jordan’s meandering epic outlives him with its broad world and characters who, though too often one-dimensional, still leave the reader invested in their development."

4.28 avg rating — 31,301 ratings

"While Pern may not be the true epic fantasy of sword and sorcery stock and trade, McCaffrey’s world of extraterrestrial invasion and telepathic dragons cuts the line that too often tries to divide speculative fiction by making the reader wish that s/he could impress one of the namesake dragons and fight the mindless attack of Thread."

4.08 avg rating — 52,106 ratings

"Guy Gavriel Kay creates some of the most deliciously nuanced fantasy worlds by holding up a fun-house mirror to our own and letting his imagination describe the result. In choosing any one story by GGK, Tigana stands out as a story that never lets go."

3.97 avg rating — 77,989 ratings

"Synthesizing Myth in to modern narrative, Tad Williams takes elements that are all too familiar to tell a refreshing, sometimes bittersweet story that is hard to put down."