Reading List: Fantasy & Science Fiction

On this page I will begin my list of novels that fall within the realms of both science-fiction and fantasy.


Fantasy Fiction

By definition, fantasy is a genre that typically features the use of magic or other supernatural phenomena in the plot, setting, or theme. Magical or mythological creatures often feature, as well as races other than humans, such as elves, dwarves, or goblins. The worlds within fantasy books are usually medieval in style, both in terms of technology and culture. This is what primarily sets fantasy apart from sci-fi.

Frank Frazetta -
Lords of Destruction (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #2)


John Leonard Pielmeier -
Hook's Tale: Being the Account of an Unjustly Villainized Pirate Written by Himself


RA Salvatore -
Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)
Sojourn (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #3)


Raymond E Feist -
Magician: Apprentice Volume 1 (The Riftwar Saga #1)
Faerie Tale


Terry Goodkind -
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)


Chaz Brenchley -
Tower of the King's Daughter (Outremer, #1)
Feast of the King's Shadow (Outremer, #2)
Hand Of The King's Evil (Outremer, #3)


Marion Zimmer Bradley -
Black Trillium (with Andre Norton & Julian May)
Blood Trillium

The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Forest House (Avalon, #2)
Lady of Avalon (Avalon, #3)
Priestess of Avalon (Avalon, #4)
The Firebrand


Diana L Paxon -
The White Raven
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ancestors of Avalon (Avalon, #5)
Ravens of Avalon (Avalon #6)
Sword of Avalon (Avalon #7)


CS Lewis -
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia)


Frank L Baum -
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


Michael Ende -
The Neverending Story


Antony Swithin -
Princes Of Sandastre (Perilous Quest For Lyonesse #1)
The Lords of Stoney Mountain (Perilous Quest For Lyonesse #2)
The Winds Of The Wastelands (Perilous Quest For Lyonesse #3)
The Nine Gods Of Safaddne (Perilous Quest For Lyonesse #4)


Dan McGirt -
Jason Cosmo (Jason Cosmo original series, #1)
Royal Chaos (Jason Cosmo original series, #2)
Dirty Work (Jason Cosmo original series, #3)


Kenneth C Flint -
The Riders of the Sidhe (Sidhe Legends, #1)
Champions of the Sidhe (Sidhe Legends, #2)
Master of the Sidhe (Sidhe Legends, #3)
Heart of the Sidhe (Sidhe Legends, #4)
Challenge of the Clans (Finn MacCumhal, #1)
Storm Shield (Finn MacCumhal, #2)
The Dark Druid (Finn MacCumhal, #3)
The Hound of Culain
A Storm Upon Ulster
Isle of Destiny


Katherine Kerr -
Daggerspell (Deverry, #1)
Darkspell (Deverry, #2)
The Bristling Wood (aka Dawnspell) (Deverry, #3)
The Dragon Revenant (aka Dragonspell) (Deverry, #4)
A Time of Exile (The Westlands, #1)
A Time of Omens (The Westlands, #2)
Days of Blood and Fire (The Westlands, #3)
Days of Air and Darkness (The Westlands, #4)
The Red Wyvern (The Dragon Mage, #1)
The Black Raven (The Dragon Mage, #2)
The Fire Dragon (Deverry, #11; Dragon Mage, #3)
The Gold Falcon (The Silver Wyrm, #1; The Dragon Mage, #4)
The Spirit Stone (The Silver Wyrm, #2) (The Dragon Mage, #5)
The Shadow Isle (Silver Wyrm, #3) (The Dragon Mage, #6)
The Silver Mage (Deverry, #15; The Dragon Mage, #7)


Jane Welch -
The Runes of War (Runespell Trilogy, #1)
The Lost Runes (Runespell Trilogy, #2)
The Runes of Sorcery (Runespell Trilogy, #3)


JRR Tolkien -
The Silmarillion
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)


JK Rowling -
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two (Harry Potter, #8)


Emily Rodda-
The Forests of Silence (Deltora Quest #1)
The Lake of Tears (Deltora Quest, #2)
City of the Rats (Deltora Quest, #3)
The Shifting Sands (Deltora Quest, #4)
Dread Mountain (Deltora Quest, #5)
The Maze of the Beast (Deltora Quest, #6)
The Valley of the Lost (Deltora Quest, #7)
Return to Del (Deltora Quest, #8)


Debra Doyle & James D Macdonald -
The Wizard's Statue (The Wizard Apprentice #1)
Danger in the Palace (The Wizard Apprentice #2)
School of Wizardry (The Wizard Apprentice #3)
Secret of the Tower (The Wizard Apprentice #4)
The Wizard's Castle (The Wizard Apprentice #5)
The High King's Daughter (The Wizard Apprentice #6)


Diana Wynne Jones -
The Worlds of Chrestomanci (Chrestomanci, #1-4)
- Charmed Life, The Lives of Christopher Chant, Witch Week, and The Magicians of Caprona

Dark Lord of Derkholm (Derkholm, #1)
Year of the Griffin (Derkholm, #2)

Deep Secret (Magids, #1)
A Sudden Wild Magic


Eve Forward -
Villans By Necessity


David & Leigh Eddings -
The Rivan Codex


David Drake -
Lord of the Isles


Margarate Weis -
Dragonlance Chronicles (Dragonlance #1-3)
- Dragonlance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight/Dragons of Winter Night/Dragons of Spring Dawning (Collectors Edition)
A Dragon-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic

Anne McCaffrey

The Renegades of Pern (Pern, #10)
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (Pern, #12)

Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Land That Time Forgot Collection (Caspak #1-3)


Andre Sapkowski - 
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny
The Road with No Return
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of the Swallow
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms


George RR Martin
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3: Part 1 of 2)
A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3: Part 2 of 2)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5, Part 1 of 2)
A Dance with Dragons 2: After the Feast (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5, Part 2 of 2)
The Winds of Winter (A Song of Ice and Fire, #6)
The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister


Science Fiction

Science fiction (shortened to sci-fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

Jeff Noon -
The Body Library (John Nyquist, #2)


Scott J Holliday -
Punishment (Detective Barnes, #1)


Richard Matheson -
The Shrinking Man


Arthur C Clarke -
2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1)


Frank Herbert -
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)


Isaac Asimov -
I, Robot
Nemesis
Fantastic Voyage
 

HG Wells -
The Time Machine
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Invisible Man
The War of the Worlds


Felix J Palma -
The Map of Time


Michael Z Williamson -

Freehold (Freehold #1)
Contact with Chaos (Freehold, #4)
The Weapon


Michael Kring -
The Space Mavericks (The Space Mavericks, #1)


Jules Verne -
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages, #3)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Extraordinary Voyages, #6)
Around the World in Eighty Days (Extraordinary Voyages, #11)


Douglas Adams -
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)


George Orwell -
1984
Animal Farm


Eric S Nylund -
Halo: The Fall of Reach (Halo #1)
Halo: First Strike (Halo #3)

William C. Dietz -
Halo: The Flood (Halo #2)


George Lucas -
Star Wars - A New Hope

Donald F Glut -
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

James Khan -
Star Wars - Return of the Jedi

Kevin J Anderson & Rebecca Moesta -
Star Wars - Young Jedi Knights (Shadow Academy)


Justin Richards -
Dr Who 365