The 10 Best Fantasy Books and Series

We count down the best fantasy books and series by giving a quick spoiler-free teaser of each and then talk about what makes them each great. These are the top fantasy novels and series ever written, according to... you. We were so excited to see the survey results include some amazing books we love, and even more interested to see the ones that are new to us, we can't wait to read them soon! Thanks to all y'all Hugonauts who filled out the survey, this is such a good list. And a special thank you to Gordon Burroughs for joining us as our resident expert on the books we haven't read, plus for putting the whole survey together in the first place! See the full survey results on discord, including the hidden gems:   / discord   To listen on the go search 'Hugonauts Sci Fi' on your podcast app of choice Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:58 Novel #10 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 6:11 Series #10 - The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin 7:57 Novel #9 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 10:30 Series #9 - The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie 13:33 Novel #8 - The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle 15:40 Series #8 - His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman 19:18 Novel #7 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin 21:20 Series #7 - Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson 23:50 Novel #6 - A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin 25:37 Series #6 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 28:16 Novel #5 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 30:36 Series #5 - The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson 34:18 Novel #4 - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 37:18 Series #4 - The Broken Earth by N.K. Jemisin 38:38 - Our 3 favorites that didn't make the list 43:46 Novel #3 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 46:19 Series #3 - Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin 47:37 Novel #2 - Perdido Street Station by China Miéville 50:04 Series #2 - The Dark Tower by Stephen King 53:55 Novel #1 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 55:32 Series #1 - The Lord of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien #bookrecommendations #hugonauts #booktube #bookreview #fantasybooks #fantasyseries #bestbooks