The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPrinceps' Fury by Jim  Butcher
Best Fantasy World
1,655 books — 1,993 voters
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussSpellbound by Blake CharltonA Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinPrince of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
2011 DGLA Fantasy Book Nominees
101 books — 433 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisEragon by Christopher PaoliniThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,306 books — 25,958 voters
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Best Books of 2009
1,764 books — 6,930 voters