The Ultimate Guide to the Malazan Reading Order
Malazan Book of the Fallen reading order explained — all six series by Erikson and Esslemont, with synopses...
March 4, 2026
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Fantasy, sci-fi, horror and beyond — reviews, author guides, and reading lists.
The Best Star Wars Books: A Fan’s Guide to the Galaxy’s Greatest Reads
Best Star Wars books ranked — a fan's guide to the Expanded Universe, from Thrawn to the New Jedi Order. St...
November 3, 2025
10 Best Fantasy Horror Books (Ranked)
10 best fantasy horror books ranked — dark fiction where magic meets genuine terror. The genre's finest, ch...
October 20, 2025
Joe Abercrombie Books in Order: A Complete Reading Guide
No one writes fantasy quite like Joe Abercrombie. Brutal, brilliant, and laugh-out-loud cruel. His books hi...
September 19, 2025
How To Read David Gemmell's Drenai Series
David Gemmell's Drenai Series reading order — how to tackle the heroic fantasy series that defined a genre....
September 12, 2025
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The Ultimate Guide to the Malazan Reading Order
The Malazan world is vast, complex, and richly imagined—created through the combined efforts of Steven Erik...
August 15, 2025
17 Influential Isaac Asimov Quotes
17 Isaac Asimov quotes on science, creativity, and the future — from one of sci-fi's most prolific and visi...
August 15, 2025
11 of the Best Science Fiction Authors That Everyone Should Read
11 best science fiction authors everyone should read — Clarke, Le Guin, Asimov, Dick and the writers who sh...
August 1, 2025
9 Dystopian Novels That Will Change How You View The World
9 dystopian novels that will change how you see the world — from 1984 to The Road. Essential reading for da...
July 1, 2025
Best Fantasy Books for New Readers: Where to Start With the Genre
Never read fantasy before? Not sure where to start? Here's a guide to the best entry points — organised by ...
April 19, 2025
The Best Standalone Fantasy Novels: Great Stories That End
Not every great fantasy needs to be a trilogy. Here are the best standalone fantasy novels — complete stori...
April 18, 2025
10 Best Books Like Mistborn
Loved Mistborn? Here are 10 fantasy novels that share its magic systems, tight plotting, satisfying endings...
April 17, 2025
10 Best Fantasy Books Like The Blade Itself
If you loved The Blade Itself and want more morally complex, darkly funny, brilliantly written fantasy — he...
April 16, 2025
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The Priory of the Orange Tree vs ACOTAR: Which Should You Read First?
Priory of the Orange Tree vs ACOTAR — which epic fantasy should you read first? A head-to-head comparison f...
April 15, 2025
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The Divine Cities Trilogy Review: The Most Underrated Fantasy Series of the Decade
The Divine Cities Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett reviewed — the most underrated fantasy series of the de...
April 14, 2025
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Magician by Raymond E. Feist Review: The Classic That Launched a Universe
Magician by Raymond E Feist reviewed — the 1982 classic that launched the Riftwar Saga and influenced a gen...
April 13, 2025
The Halfmen of O Review: Maurice Gee's Overlooked New Zealand Fantasy Classic
The Halfmen of O is a New Zealand fantasy classic that most of the world has never heard of. Here's our rev...
April 12, 2025
George R.R. Martin Books in Order: The Complete Reading Guide
George R.R. Martin's bibliography stretches back to the 1970s. Here's the complete reading guide — includin...
April 11, 2025
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Fire and Blood Review: A History Book Disguised as a Fantasy Novel
Fire and Blood by George R R Martin reviewed — Targaryen history as fictional scholarship. Essential for Ho...
April 10, 2025
The Time Traveler's Wife Review: A Love Story That Uses Sci-Fi Brilliantly
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger reviewed — a love story that uses sci-fi as an emotional sle...
April 9, 2025
Twilight — An Honest Review: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why It Mattered
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer — an honest review. What works, what doesn't, and why it became a cultural phen...
April 8, 2025
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone Review: Fantasy at Its Most Imaginative
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor reviewed — lush, inventive fantasy that builds one of YA fiction...
April 7, 2025
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Heartless by Marissa Meyer Review: The Queen of Hearts Gets Her Story
Heartless by Marissa Meyer reviewed — the Queen of Hearts origin story done right. Dark fairy-tale YA fanta...
April 6, 2025
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Review: Should You Read It?
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child reviewed — should you read it? An honest verdict on the stage play turned...
April 5, 2025
Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber Review: Star Wars Does Horror
Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber reviewed — Star Wars meets zombie horror in the franchise's most daring and...
April 4, 2025
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The Dog Stars by Peter Heller Review: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction With a Poet's Touch
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller reviewed — post-apocalyptic fiction written with a poet's precision. Quiet, d...
April 3, 2025
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson Review: The Most Ambitious Hard Sci-Fi Novel in Years
Seveneves is Neal Stephenson at his most ambitious — and most demanding. Here's our honest review of a 900-...
April 2, 2025
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Last Days by Adam Nevill Review: British Horror at Its Most Unsettling
Last Days is Adam Nevill's most compelling novel — a found-footage horror that builds to something genuinel...
April 1, 2025
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill Review: A Ghost Story That Gets Under Your Skin
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill reviewed — a ghost story that genuinely unsettles. Joe Hill announces himself ...
March 31, 2025
Floating Dragon by Peter Straub Review: Underrated Horror at Its Finest
Floating Dragon by Peter Straub reviewed — Straub's most ambitious horror novel and one of the genre's most...
March 30, 2025
Is The Dark Tower Series Worth Reading? An Honest Assessment
The Dark Tower is King's most ambitious work — and his most polarising. Here's the honest answer to whether...
March 29, 2025
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Black House Review: King and Straub Return to the Territories
Black House is the long-awaited sequel to The Talisman — and a direct Dark Tower tie-in. Here's our review ...
March 28, 2025
Stephen King Books in Order: Where to Start and How to Navigate the King-verse
Stephen King books in order — where to start, how to navigate the King-verse, and which novels are essentia...
March 27, 2025
IT by Stephen King Review: Still the Greatest Horror Novel Ever Written
IT is Stephen King's masterpiece — 1,100 pages of childhood terror, adult grief, and the most frightening c...
March 26, 2025
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Becky Chambers Books in Order: A Complete Wayfarers Reading Guide
Becky Chambers books in order — the complete Wayfarers reading guide. Cozy sci-fi at its warmest, starting ...
March 25, 2025
10 Books Like The Name of the Wind
10 books like The Name of the Wind — lyrical fantasy with deep characters and immersive worlds for Rothfuss...
March 25, 2025
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Review: Sci-Fi That Feels Like Home
Becky Chambers' debut is cozy, character-driven sci-fi that somehow became one of the most beloved novels i...
March 24, 2025
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Kings of the Wyld Review: Fantasy's Best Rock Band Reunion Story
Kings of the Wyld is the most fun I've had reading a fantasy novel in years. Here's our review of Nicholas ...
March 23, 2025
Senlin Ascends Review: The Best Fantasy Novel Nobody Told You About
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft reviewed — the best fantasy novel most readers haven't heard of. A word-o...
March 22, 2025
Terry Brooks Books in Order: The Complete Shannara Reading Guide
Terry Brooks books in order — the complete Shannara reading guide, from The Sword of Shannara to The Fall o...
March 21, 2025
The Elfstones of Shannara Review: Terry Brooks at His Peak
The Elfstones of Shannara is widely considered the best book in Terry Brooks' long-running series. Here's o...
March 20, 2025
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Mark Lawrence Books in Order: A Complete Reading Guide
Mark Lawrence has written five fantasy series — here's every book in order, where to start, and a personal ...
March 19, 2025
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Prince of Thorns Review: Mark Lawrence's Darkest, Boldest Opening
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence reviewed — the Broken Empire's brutal, brilliant opening. Grimdark fantas...
March 18, 2025
10 Books Like Eragon Perfect for Fantasy Fans
10 books like Eragon for fantasy fans — dragon riders, coming-of-age epics, and rich world-building to read...
March 18, 2025
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Arcanum Unbounded Review: The Essential Cosmere Companion
Arcanum Unbounded collects Sanderson's Cosmere novellas in one volume. Here's our review — and whether you ...
March 17, 2025
Words of Radiance Review: The Stormlight Archive at Its Best
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson reviewed — Stormlight Archive book 2 and why it's the series at its ...
March 16, 2025
Rhythm of War Review: Sanderson's Most Personal Stormlight Book
Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson reviewed — Stormlight Archive book 4 is his most personal and ambitious ...
March 15, 2025
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The Shadow of What Was Lost Review: Underrated Epic Fantasy
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington reviewed — underrated epic fantasy with some of the genre's ...
March 14, 2025
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The Blacktongue Thief Review: Dark, Funny, and Utterly Original
The Blacktongue Thief is the fantasy debut that caught everyone by surprise. Here's our review of Christoph...
March 13, 2025
Epic Fantasy: A Guide to the Best Books in the Genre
What makes epic fantasy great? And where should you start? Our guide to the genre — from the defining class...
March 12, 2025
The Best Fantasy Book Series of All Time (Our Top Picks)
From Tolkien to Abercrombie, Sanderson to Hobb — our opinionated list of the best fantasy book series ever ...
March 11, 2025
20 Modern Classic Books To Add To Your TBR List
20 modern classic books for your TBR — the post-2000 novels that will still be read in 50 years. Build your...
March 11, 2025
The Way of Shadows Review: Brent Weeks and the Art of the Assassin
The Way of Shadows is a dark, fast, and brutal fantasy debut. Here's our review of Brent Weeks' Night Angel...
March 10, 2025
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Malice by John Gwynne Review: The Start of Something Special
Malice is the first book in John Gwynne's Faithful and the Fallen series — a heroic epic in the tradition o...
March 9, 2025
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The Priory of the Orange Tree Review: A Standalone Epic Worth Every Page
At 848 pages, The Priory of the Orange Tree is a commitment. Here's why it's worth it — and whether you're ...
March 8, 2025
Empire of Silence Review: The Best Sci-Fi Series You're Not Reading
Empire of Silence is the sci-fi epic that deserves far more attention. Here's our review of Christopher Ruo...
March 7, 2025
Book Review: The Shadow of The Gods by John Gwynne
The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne reviewed — brutal Norse-inspired fantasy that earns every comparison ...
March 7, 2025
The Blade Itself Review: Joe Abercrombie's Unforgettable Opening
The Blade Itself is the grimdark fantasy opener that changed the genre. Here's our review — and why Sand da...
March 6, 2025
Patrick Rothfuss Books in Order: The Kingkiller Chronicle Reading Guide
Everything Patrick Rothfuss has published — including The Slow Regard of Silent Things — in the order you s...
March 5, 2025
Heir of Fire Review: Sarah J. Maas Hits Her Stride
Heir of Fire is the book where the Throne of Glass series becomes something truly epic. Here's our review o...
March 4, 2025
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Crown of Midnight Review: The Book That Changes Everything
Crown of Midnight is where the Throne of Glass series stops being good and starts being great. Here's why t...
March 3, 2025
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Throne of Glass Series in Order: The Complete Reading Guide
The complete Throne of Glass reading order — all 7 books plus novellas, in the order that makes the most se...
March 2, 2025
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Sarah J. Maas Books in Order: A Complete Reading Guide
Not sure where to start with Sarah J. Maas? Here's every series, in order, with a quick take on each — so y...
March 1, 2025
32 Best Short Books You Can Read in a Day
32 best short books you can read in a day — novels under 200 pages that punch well above their weight. Star...
March 1, 2025
11 of the Best Books by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson's best books ranked — from Mistborn to The Way of Kings. Where to start with the Cosmere ...
August 3, 2023
15+ Classic Science Fiction Short Stories You Need To Read
15 classic sci-fi short stories you need to read — Asimov, Clarke, Dick and the tales that shaped the genre...
August 1, 2023
Book Review: Verity by Colleen Hoover
Verity by Colleen Hoover reviewed — a dark, twisting thriller with an ending that will divide readers. Wort...
July 18, 2023
11 Of The Best Historical Fiction Authors You Must Read
11 best historical fiction authors — Hilary Mantel, Ken Follett, Bernard Cornwell and the writers who bring...
July 4, 2023
15 Best Apps to Read Books for Free
15 best apps to read books for free — Libby, Hoopla, Project Gutenberg and more. Read more without spending...
June 27, 2023
Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller reviewed — a heartbreaking retelling of Achilles and Patroclus from...
June 21, 2023
Book Review: Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb reviewed — the Farseer Trilogy's brilliant opening and why it's essenti...
June 14, 2023
The 25 Best Space Opera Books Ever Written
25 best space opera books ever written — Dune, Hyperion, A Fire Upon the Deep and the novels that define th...
June 12, 2023
5 Bone-Chilling Horror Short Story Collections By Stephen King
Stephen King's best short story collections ranked — Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, Nightmares & Dreamscapes a...
June 7, 2023
What is Audible, How Does it Work, And Is It Worth it?
Audible explained — what it is, how it works, how credits work, and whether it's worth the subscription cos...
June 5, 2023
40+ Spine-Tingling Horror Short Stories
40+ horror short stories ranked — the best tales from King, Poe, Lovecraft and modern masters of the form. ...
May 29, 2023
How To Send Ebooks To Your Kindle
How to send ebooks to your Kindle — step-by-step guide covering email, USB transfer, and the Send to Kindle...
May 24, 2023
6 Books Like The Alchemist You're Sure To Love
6 books like The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — philosophical, lyrical reads about purpose, journeys, and the ...
May 23, 2023
20 Best Dragon Books For Adults
20 best dragon books for adults — from Pern to Temeraire. Epic fantasy featuring dragons as they were meant...
May 16, 2023
Best Books by China Miéville: Perdido Street Station and More
China Miéville is a British author and academic, best known for his works of science fiction and fantasy.
May 11, 2023
Top 10 Books Like Harry Potter For Lovers of Magical Fiction
Books like Harry Potter for fans of magical fiction — 10 picks that capture the wonder, adventure, and hear...
April 25, 2023
The Ancient Stories: 14 of the Best Books About Greek Mythology
14 best books about Greek mythology — from Circe to The Song of Achilles. Retellings, histories, and epic o...
April 18, 2023
The Edge of Darkness: 9 Grimdark Fantasy Books for Fans of Gritty Fiction
9 grimdark fantasy books for fans of dark, gritty fiction — Abercrombie, Lawrence, Cook and the authors who...
March 26, 2023
The Best Robin Hobb Books: Six Duchies Books Reading Order
Robin Hobb books in order — the complete Six Duchies reading guide covering the Farseer, Liveship, and Tawn...
March 19, 2023
The Best Sci-Fi Books by Ursula K Le Guin
- About Ursula K Le Guin - The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. L...
March 2, 2023
The Best of John Gwynne: Gods, Giants, Angels, Malice and Wrath
John Gwynne's best books explored — The Faithful and the Fallen, Of Blood and Bone, and beyond. Epic grimda...
February 24, 2023
The 10 Best Isaac Asimov Books To Read Today
Isaac Asimov's best books ranked — from Foundation to the Robot series. Where to start and what to read next.
January 23, 2023
31 Best Fantasy Books You Need To Read Today
- 7 Of The Best Classic Fantasy Books - 12 Of The Best Modern Fantasy Books - 12 Of The Best Fantasy Books ...
December 7, 2022
9 Incredible Fantasy Short Stories & Where You Can Read Them
9 outstanding fantasy short stories with links to read them — perfect for fantasy fans short on time but hu...
April 26, 2022
Review: The City and The Stars by Arthur C Clarke
The City and the Stars by Arthur C Clarke reviewed — a visionary 1956 sci-fi novel about humanity's last ci...
April 19, 2022
30 Best Non-Fiction Books For Entrepreneurs
30 essential non-fiction books for entrepreneurs — from Zero to One to The Lean Startup. Build your busines...
January 25, 2022