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Epic Fantasy

Broad, continuing narratives, usually spanning three or more big books, which feature the struggles of good vs. evil in a highly-detailed fantasy world. Often, these series are divided into individually-numbered sub-series.

Authors & Titles

• Alama, Pauline: The Eye of Night
  
• Anthony, Piers: Quest for the Fallen Star
  
• Ash, Sarah: The Tears of Artamon series
  
  (prequel) Tracing the Shadow (Alchymist's Legacy #1)
  
  1. Lord of Snow and Shadows
     
  2. Prisoner of the Iron Tower
     
  3. Children of the Serpent Gate
     
• Audley, Anselm: Aquasilva series
  
  1. Heresy
     
• Baird, Alison: Dragon Throne series
  
  1. The Stone of the Stars
     
• Bakker, R. Scott: The Prince of Nothing series
  
  1. The Darkness That Comes Before
     
  2. The Warrior-Prophet
     
  3. The Thousandfold Thought
     
• Banker, Ashok K.: Ramayana series
  
  1. Prince of Ayodhya
     
• Benjamin, Curt: Seven Brothers series
  
  1. The Prince of Shadow
     
  2. The Prince of Dreams
     
  3. Lords of Grass and Thunder
     
• Berg, Carol: The Bridge of D'Arnath series
  
  1. Son of Avonar
     
  2. Guardians of the Keep
     
  3. The Soul Weaver
     
• Berg, Carol: Song of the Beast
  
• Bradley, Rebecca: Lady series (aka Gil series)
  
  1. Lady in Gil
     
  2. Scion's Lady
     
  3. Lady Pain
     
• Bray, Patricia: Sword of Change series
  
  1. Devlin's Luck
     
  2. Devlin's Honor
     
  3. Devlin's Justice
     
• Brenchley, Chaz: Outremer series
  
  1. The Devil in the Dust
     
  2. Tower of the King's Daughter
     
  3. A Dark Way to Glory
     
  4. Feast of the King's Shadow
     
  5. Hand of the King's Evil
     
  6. The End of All Roads
     
• Briggs, Patricia: Five Kingdoms series
  
  1. Dragon Bones
     
  2. Dragon Blood
     
• Britain, Kristen: Green Rider series
  
  1. Green Rider
     
  2. First Rider's Call
     
  3. The High King's Tomb
     
• Brooks, Terry: Shannara series
  (NOTE: The Genesis of Shannara links this series to the Word and Void series, listed under Elfpunk and Mysthic/Mythopoeic/High Fantasy.)
  
  Shannara
  
  1. First King of Shannara
     
  2. The Sword of Shannara
     
  3. The Elfstones of Shannara
     
  4. The Wishsong of Shannara
     The Heritage of Shannara
     
  5. The Scions of Shannara
     
  6. The Druid of Shannara
     
  7. The Elf Queen of Shannara
     
  8. The Talismans of Shannara
     The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
     
  9. Isle Witch
     
  10. Antrax
      
  11. Morgawr
      High Druid of Shannara
      
  12. Jarka Ruus
      
  13. Tanequil
      
  14. Straken
      Genesis of Shannara series:
      
  15. Armageddon's Children
      
  16. The Elves of Cintra
      A Shannara story titled "Indomitable" appears in Legends II (edited by Robert Silverberg)
      (related nonfiction) The World of Shannara
      
• Brown, Simon: Keys of Power series
  
  1. Inheritance
     
  2. Fire and Sword
     
  3. Sovereign
     
• Brust, Steven: Dragaera series
  (NOTE: There is no definitive order to all the books in this series. The various sub-series overlap in time periods. According to the author, the books may be read in any order, with the exception of the Viscount of Adrilankha adventures, which are sequential.)
  
  • Vlad Taltos novels:
    
    • Taltos
      
    • Dragon
      
    • Yendi
      
    • Jhereg
      
    • Teckla
      
    • Phoenix
      
    • Athyra
      
    • Orca
      
    • Issola
      
    • Dzur
      
  • Khaavren romances:
    • The Phoenix Guards
      
    • Five Hundred Years After
      
  • Viscount of Adrilankha adventures:
    
    1. The Paths of the Dead
       
    2. The Lord of Castle Black
       
    3. Sethra Lavode
       
    (related title) Brokedown Palace
    
• Bryan, Kathleen: Averil series
  
  1. The Serpent and the Rose
     
  2. The Golden Rose
     
• Carey, Jacqueline: Kushiel series
  
  1. Kushiel's Dart
     
  2. Kushiel's Chosen
     
  3. Kushiel's Avatar
     
  4. Kushiel's Scion
     
  5. Kushiel's Justice
     
• Carey, Jacqueline: The Sundering series
  
  1. Banewreaker
     
  2. Godslayer
     
• Chernenko, Dan: The Scepter of Mercy series
  
  1. The Bastard King
     
  2. The Chernagor Pirates
     
• Clemens, James: The Banned and the Banished series aka Wit'ch series
  
  1. Wit'ch Fire
     
  2. Wit'ch Storm
     
  3. Wit'ch War
     
  4. Wit'ch Gate
     
  5. Wit'ch Star
     
• Coe, David B.: Winds of the Forelands series
  
  1. Rules of Ascension
     
  2. Seeds of Betrayal
     
  3. Bonds of Vengeance
     
  4. Shapers of Darkness
     
  5. Weavers of War
     Blood of the Southlands:
     
  6. The Sorcerers' Plague (Blood of the Southlands #1)
     
• Craddock, Curtis: Sparrow's Flight
  
• Cullen, Brian: Chalice of Fire series
  
  1. Seekers of the Chalice
     
• Dart-Thornton, Cecilia: Bitterbynde series
  
  1. The Ill-Made Mute
     
  2. The Lady of the Sorrows
     
  3. The Battle of Evernight
     
• Dart-Thornton, Cecilia: Crowthistle Chronicles
  
  1. The Iron Tree
     
  2. The Well of Tears
     
• Donaldson, Stephen R.: Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
  
  First Chronicles
  
  1. Lord Foul's Bane
     
  2. The Illearth War
     
  3. The Power That Preserves
     Second Chronicles
     
  4. The Wounded Land
     
  5. The One Tree
     
  6. White Gold Wielder
     Last Chronicles
     
  7. The Runes of the Earth
     
  8. Fatal Revenant
     
• Donaldson, Stephen R.: Mordant's Need
  
  1. The Mirror of Her Dreams
     
  2. A Man Rides Through
     
• Douglas, L. Warren: Sorceress' Tale series (aka Pierrette series)
  
  1. The Sacred Pool
     
  2. The Veil of Years
     
  3. The Isle Beyond Time
     
• Douglass, Sara: Achar series (aka Axis series) (aka Wayfarer Redemption series)
  
  1. The Wayfarer Redemption
     
  2. Enchanter
     
  3. Starman
     
  4. Sinner
     
  5. Pilgrim
     
  6. Crusader
     (standalone)Beyond the Hanging Wall
     
• Drake, David: Lord of the Isles series
  
  1. Lord of the Isles
     
  2. Queen of Demons
     
  3. Servant of the Dragon
     
  4. Mistress of the Catacombs
     
  5. Goddess of the Ice Realm
     Crown of the Isles:
     
  6. The Fortress of Glass
     
  7. The Mirror of Worlds
     
• Eddings, David: Guardians of the West series
  
  1. Belgarath the Sorcerer
     
  2. Polgara the Sorceress
     The Belgariad:
     
  3. Pawn of Prophecy (Belgariad #1)
     
  4. Queen of Sorcery (Belgariad #2)
     
  5. Magician's Gambit (Belgariad #3)
     
  6. Castle of Wizardry (Belgariad #4)
     
  7. Enchanter's End Game (Belgariad #5)
     The Malloreon:
     
  8. Guardians of the West (Malloreon #1)
     
  9. King of the Murgos (Malloreon #2)
     
  10. Demon Lord of Karanda (Malloreon #3)
      
  11. Sorceress of Darshiva (Malloreon #4)
      
  12. Seeress of Kell (Malloreon #5)
      The Elenium:
      
  13. The Diamond Throne (Elenium #1)
      
  14. The Ruby Knight (Elenium #2)
      
  15. The Sapphire Rose (Elenium #3)
      The Tamuli:
      
  16. Domes of Fire (Tamuli #1)
      
  17. The Shining Ones (Tamuli #2)
      
  18. The Hidden City (Tamuli #3)
      
  19. The Rivan Codex
      
• Eddings, David & Leigh: The Dreamers series
  
  1. The Elder Gods
     
  2. The Treasured One
     
• Eddings, David & Leigh: The Redemption of Althalus
  
• Elliott, Kate: Crossroads series
  
  1. Spirit Gate
     
  2. Shadow Gate
     
• Elliott, Kate: Crown of Stars series
  
  1. King's Dragon
     
  2. Prince of Dogs
     
  3. The Burning Stone
     
  4. Child of Flame
     
  5. The Gathering Storm
     
  6. In the Ruins
     
  7. Crown of Stars
     
• Erikson, Steven: Malazan Book of the Fallen series
  
  1. Gardens of the Moon
     
  2. Deadhouse Gates
     
  3. Memories of Ice
     
  4. House of Chains
     
  5. Midnight Tides
     
  6. The Bonehunters
     
  7. Reaper's Gale
     
• Fallon, Jennifer: Hythrun Chronicles series
  
  1. Medalon (Demon Child Trilogy #1)
     
  2. Treason Keep (Demon Child Trilogy #2)
     
  3. Harshini (Demon Child Trilogy #3)
     
  4. Wolfblade (Wolfblade Trilogy #1)
     
  5. Warrior (Wolfblade Trilogy #2)
     
  6. Warlord (Wolfblade Trilogy #3)
     
• Fallon, Jennifer: Second Sons series
  
  1. The Lion of Senet
     
  2. Eye of the Labyrinth
     
  3. Lord of the Shadows
     
• Fallon, Jennifer: Time Lords series
  
  1. The Immortal Prince
     
• Farland, David: Runelords series
  
  1. The Runelords
     
  2. Brotherhood of the Wolf
     
  3. Wizardborn
     
  4. The Lair of Bones
     
• Farmer, Nancy: The Sea of Trolls
  
• Farrell, S.L.: Cloudmages series
  
  1. Holder of Lightning
     
  2. Mage of Clouds
     
  3. Heir of Stone
     
• Feist, Raymond: Midkemia series
  
  The Riftwar Saga
  
  1. Magician: Apprentice (Riftwar #1)
     
  2. Magician: Master (Riftwar #2)
     
  3. Silverthorn (Riftwar #3)
     
  4. A Darkness a Sethanon (Riftwar #4)
     
  5. Prince of the Blood
     
  6. The King's Buccaneer
     The Empire Trilogy (written with Janny Wurts)
     
  7. Daughter of the Empire (Empire #1)
     
  8. Servant of the Empire (Empire #2)
     
  9. Mistress of the Empire (Empire #3)
     The Serpentwar Saga
     
  10. Shadow of a Dark Queen (Serpentwar #1)
      
  11. Rise of a Merchant Prince (Serpentwar #2)
      
  12. Rage of a Demon King (Serpentwar #3)
      
  13. Shards of a Broken Crown (Serpentwar #4)
      The Riftwar Legacy
      
  14. Krondor: The Betrayal (Riftwar Legacy #1)
      
  15. Krondor: The Assassins (Riftwar Legacy #2)
      
  16. Krondor: Tear of the Gods (Riftwar Legacy #3)
      Conclave of Shadows
      
  17. Talon of the Silver Hawk (Conclave of Shadows #1)
      
  18. King of Foxes (Conclave of Shadows #2)
      
  19. Exile's Return (Conclave of Shadows #3)
      Dark War Saga
      
  20. Flight of the Nighthawks (Dark War #1)
      
  21. Into a Dark Realm (Dark War #2)
      A Riftworld story titled "The Messenger" appears in Legends II (edited by Robert Silverberg)
      
• Fisher, Jude: Fool's Gold series
  
  1. Sorcery Rising
     
  2. Wild Magic
     
  3. The Rose of the World
     
• Flewelling, Lynn: Tamir series
  
  1. The Bone Doll's Twin
     
  2. Hidden Warrior
     
• Freeman, Lorna: Borderlands series
  
  1. Covenants
     
• Freeman, Pamela: Castings series
  
  1. Blood Ties
     
• Furey, Maggie: Shadowleague series
  
  1. The Heart of Myrial
     
  2. Spirit of the Stone
     
  3. Echo of Eternity
     
• Gemmell, David: Drenai series
  
  1. Legend
     
  2. The King Beyond the Gate
     
  3. Quest for Lost Heroes
     
  4. Waylander
     
  5. In the Realm of the Wolf
     
  6. The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
     
  7. The Legend of Deathwalker
     
  8. Hero in the Shadows
     
  9. White Wolf
     
  10. The Swords of Night and Day
      
• Gemmel, David: Rigante series
  
  1. The Sword in the Storm
     
  2. Midnight Falcon
     
  3. Ravenheart
     
  4. Stormrider
     
• Goodkind, Terry: The Sword of Truth series
  
  1. Wizard's First Rule
     
  2. Stone of Tears
     
  3. Blood of the Fold
     
  4. Temple of the Winds
     
  5. Soul of the Fire
     
  6. Faith of the Fallen
     
  7. The Pillars of Creation
     
  8. Naked Empire
     
  9. Chainfire
     
• Graham, Ian: Monument
  
• Graham, Mitchell: The Fifth Ring series
  
  1. The Fifth Ring
     
  2. The Emerald Cavern
     
• Grundy, Stephan: Gilgamesh
  
• Haydon, Elizabeth: Symphony of Ages series (aka Rhapsody series)
  
  1. Rhapsody
     
  2. Prophecy
     
  3. Destiny
     
  4. Requiem for the Sun
     
  5. Elegy for a Lost Star
     A Symphony of Ages story titled "Threshold" appears in Legends II (edited by Robert Silverberg)
     
• Hickman, Tracy & Laura: The Bronze Canticles series
  
  1. Mystic Warrior
     
  2. Mystic Quest
     
  3. Mystic Empire
     
• Hobb, Robin: Realm of the Elderlings series
  
  Farseer Trilogy:
  
  1. Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy #1)
     
  2. Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy #2)
     
  3. Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy #3)
     Liveship Traders Trilogy:
     
  4. Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders Trilogy #1)
     
  5. The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders Trilogy #2)
     
  6. Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders Trilogy #3)
     The Tawny Man Trilogy:
     
  7. Fool's Errand (The Tawny Man Trilogy #1)
     
  8. Golden Fool (The Tawny Man Trilogy #2)
     
  9. Fool's Fate (The Twany Man Trilogy #3)
     A Realm of the Elderlings story titled "Homecoming" appears in Legends II (edited by Robert Silverberg)
     
• Hobb, Robin: Soldier Son series
  
  1. Shaman's Crossing
     
  2. Forest Mage
     
  3. Renegade's Magic
     
• Howard, Madeline: Rune of Unmaking series
  
  1. The Hidden Stars
     
  2. A Dark Sacrifice
     
• Irvine, Ian: The View From the Mirror series
  
  1. A Shadow on the Glass
     
  2. The Tower on the Rift
     
• Johnson, Oliver: Lightbringer series
  
  1. The Forging of the Shadows
     
  2. The Nations of the Night
     
  3. The Last Star at Dawn
     
• Jones, J.V.: Sword of Shadows series
  
  1. A Cavern of Black Ice
     
  2. A Fortress of Grey Ice
     
• Jordan, Robert: Wheel of Time series
  In the Beginning (prequels):
  
  1. New Spring: The Novel
     
  The Wheel of Time:
  
  1. The Eye of the World
     
  2. The Great Hunt
     
  3. The Dragon Reborn
     
  4. The Shadow Rising
     
  5. The Fires of Heaven
     
  6. Lord of Chaos
     
  7. A Crown of Swords
     
  8. The Path of Daggers
     
  9. Winter's Heart
     
  10. Crossroads of Twilight
      
• Kay, Guy Gavriel: Fionavar Tapestry series
  
  1. The Summer Tree
     
  2. The Wandering Fire
     
  3. The Darkest Road
     
• Kearney, Paul: The Monarchies of God series
  
  1. Hawkwood's Voyage
     
  2. The Heretic Kings
     
  3. The Iron Wars
     
  4. The Second Empire
     
  5. Ships From the West
     
• Keyes, Greg: Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone series
  
  1. The Briar King
     
  2. The Charnel Prince
     
  3. The Blood Knight
     
• King, Stephen: Dark Tower series
  
  1. The Gunslinger
     
  2. The Drawing of the Three
     
  3. The Waste Lands
     
  4. Wizard and Glass
     
  5. Wolves of the Calla
     
  6. Song of Susannah
     
  7. The Dark Tower
     (related nonfiction) Vincent, Bev: The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus
     
• King, Stephen & Straub, Peter: Talisman series
  
  1. The Talisman
     
  2. Black House
     
• Lackey, Mercedes & Mallory, James: Obsidian Trilogy
  
  1. The Outstretched Shadow
     
  2. To Light a Candle
     
  3. When Darkness Falls
     
• Leith, Valery: Everien series
  
  1. The Company of Glass
     
  2. The Riddled Night
     
  3. The Way of the Rose
     
• Lindskold, Jane: Firekeeper series
  
  1. Through Wolf's Eyes
     
  2. Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart
     
  3. The Dragon of Despair
     
  4. Wolf Captured
     
  5. Wolf Hunting
     
  6. Wolf's Blood
     
• Lustbader, Eric van: The Pearl series
  
  1. The Ring of Five Dragons
     
  2. The Veil of a Thousand Tears
     
  3. Mistress of the Pearl
     
• Malan, Ciolette: The Mirror Prince
  
• Marco, John: Liiria series (aka Akari Spirits series)
  
  1. The Eyes of God
     
  2. The Devil's Armor
     
• Marco, John: Tyrants and Kings series
  
  1. The Jackal of Nar
     
  2. The Grand Design
     
  3. The Saints of the Sword
     
• Marillier, Juliet: Wolfskin series (aka Children of the Light Isles series)
  
  1. Wolfskin
     
  2. Foxmask
     
• Marillier, Juliet: Sevenwaters series
  
  1. Daughter of the Forest
     
  2. Son of the Shadows
     
  3. Child of the Prophecy
     
• Marks, Laurie: Elemental Logic series
  
  1. Fire Logic
     
  2. Earth Logic
     
• Martin, George R.R.: Song of Ice and Fire series (aka Seven Kingdoms series)
  
  (prequel) The Hedge Knight
  
  1. A Game of Thrones
     
  2. A Clash of Kings
     
  3. A Storm of Swords
     (short story) "The Sworn Sword" appears in Legends II (edited by Robert Silverberg)
     
• May, Julian: Boreal Moon series
  
  1. Conqueror's Moon
     
  2. Ironcrown Moon
     
  3. Sorcerer's Moon
     
• McGarry, Terry: Eiden Myr series
  
  1. Illumination
     
  2. The Binder's Road
     
  3. Triad
     
• McKenna, Juliet E.: Aldabreshin Compass series
  
  1. Southern Fire
     
  2. Northern Storm
     
• McKiernan, Dennis L.: Mithgar series
  
  1. The Dragonstone
     
  2. Voyage of the Fox Rider
     
  3. Into the Forge (Hel's Crucible #1)
     
  4. Into the Fire (Hel's Crucible #2)
     
  5. Dragondoom
     
  6. Tales From the One-Eyed Crow
     
  7. The Dark Tide (Iron Tower Trilogy #1)
     
  8. Shadows of Doom (Iron Tower Trilogy #2)
     
  9. The Darkest Day (Iron Tower Trilogy #3)
     (above three titles published in one volume as The Iron Tower )
     
  10. Trek to Kraggen-Cor (Silver Call #1)
      
  11. The Brega Path (Silver Call #2)
      (above two titles published in one volume as The Silver Call )
      
  12. The Eye of the Hunter
      
  13. Silver Wolf, Black Falcon
      (short stories) Red Slippers: More Tales of Mithgar
      
• McMullen, Sean: Moonworlds series
  
  1. Voyage of the Shadowmoon
     
  2. Glass Dragons
     
  3. Voidfarer
     
• Micklem, Sarah: Firethorn series
  
  1. Firethorn
     
• Mitchell, Stephen: Gilgamesh: A New English Version
  
• Modesitt, L.E. Jr.: Corean Chronicles
  
  1. Legacies
     
  2. Darknesses
     
  3. Scepters
     
  4. Alector's Choice
     
  5. Cadmian's Choice
     
  6. Soarer's Choice
     A Corean Chronicles short story appears in Viewpoints Critical
     
• Newcomb, Robert: Chronicles of Blood and Stone series
  
  1. The Fifth Sorceress
     
  2. The Gates of Dawn
     
  3. The Scrolls of the Ancients
     
• Newcomb, Robert: Destinies of Blood and Stone series
  
  1. Savage Messiah
     
  2. A March Into Darkness
     
  3. Rise of the Blood Royal
     
• Niles, Douglas: Seven Circles series
  
  1. Circle at Center
     
  2. World Fall
     
  3. The Goddess Worldweaver
     
• Odom, Mel: Wick series
  
  1. The Rover
     
  2. The Destruction of the Books
     
  3. Lord of the Libraries
     
  4. The Quest for the Trilogy
     
• Park, Gregg: Earthsoul Prophecies series
  
  1. Veil of Darkness
     
• Patton, Fiona: Branion Realm series
  
  1. The Stone Prince
     
  2. The Painter Knight
     
  3. The Granite Shield
     
  4. The Golden Sword
     
• Perry, Anne: Tathea series
  
  1. Tathea
     
  2. Come Armageddon
     
• Pinto, Ricardo: The Stone Dance of the Chameleon
  
  1. The Chosen
     
  2. The Standing Dead
     
• Rawn, Melanie: Exiles series
  
  1. The Ruins of Ambrai
     
  2. The Mageborn Traitor
     
• Resnick, Laura: In Fire Forged series
  
  1. The White Dragon
     
  2. The Destroyer Goddess
     
• Roberson, Jennifer: Karavans series
  
  1. Karavans
     
  2. Deepwood
     
• Rowley, Christopher: Books of Arna series
  
  1. The Ancient Enemy
     
  2. The Shasht War
     
  3. Doom's Break
     
• Ruckley, Brian: Godless World series
  
  1. Winterbirth
     
• Salvatore, R.A.: Chronicles of Ynis Aielle series
  
  1. Echoes of the Fourth Magic
     
  2. The Witch's Daughter
     
  3. Bastion of Darkness
     
• Salvatore, R.A.: Demonwars series
  
  First Demonwars Saga:
  
  1. The Demon Awakens
     
  2. The Demon Spirit
     
  3. The Demon Apostle
     
  4. Mortalis
     Second Demonwars Saga:
     
  5. Ascendance
     
  6. Transcendence
     
  7. Immortalis
     Corona series:
     
  8. The Highwayman
     
• Salvatore, R.A.: Spearwielder's Tales series
  
  1. The Woods Out Back
     
  2. The Dragon's Dagger
     
  3. Dragonslayer's Return
     
• Salvatore, R.A.: Crimson Shadow series
  
  1. The Sword of Bedwyr
     
  2. Luthien's Gamble
     
  3. The Dragon King
     
• Shusterman, Neal: Star Shards series
  
  1. Scorpion Shards
     
  2. Thief of Souls
     
  3. Shattered Sky
     
• Silverberg, Robert: Majipoor series
  
  1. Lord Valentine's Castle
     
  2. Valentine Pontifex
     
  3. Majipoor Chronicles
     
  4. The Mountains of Majipoor
     
  5. Sorcerors of Majipoor (Prestimion Trilogy #1)
     
  6. Lord Prestimion (Prestimion Trilogy #2)
     
  7. The King of Dreams (Prestimion Trilogy #3)
     A Majipoor story titled "The Book of Changes" appears in Legends II (edited by Robert Silverberg)
     
• Stackpole, Michael A.: Age of Discovery series
  
  1. A Secret Atlas
     
  2. Cartomancy
     
  3. The New World
     
• Stasheff, Christopher: StarStone series
  
  1. The Shaman
     
  2. The Sage
     
• Strauss, Victoria: Galea series
  
  1. The Burning Land
     
  2. The Awakened City
     
• Stross, Charles: Merchant Princes series
  
  1. The Family Trade
     
  2. The Hidden Family
     
  3. The Clan Corporate
     
  4. The Merchants' War
     
• Tolkien, J.R.R.: The Lord of the Rings series
  
  (prequel) The Hobbit
  
  1. The Fellowship of the Ring
     
  2. The Two Towers
     
  3. The Return of the King
     
• Tolkien, J.R.R.: History of Middle-Earth (Unfinished manuscripts published after Tolkien's death by his nephew, Christopher. Not single narratives, these titles are collections of tales and legends, the equivalent of the Bible in Tolkien's invented world, as well as previous drafts of The Lord of the Rings.)
  
  The Silmarillion
  
  1. Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth
     
  2. The Book of Lost Tales Part 1
     
  3. The Book of Lost Tales Part 2
     
  4. The Lays of Beleriand
     
  5. The Shaping of Middle-Earth
     
  6. The Lost Road and other writings
     
  7. The Return of the Shadow (History of The Lord of the Rings Part 1)
     
  8. The Treason of Isengard (History of The Lord of the Rings Part 2)
     
  9. The War of the Ring (History of The Lord of the Rings Part 3)
     
  10. Sauron Defeated (also published as The End of the Third Age) (History of The Lord of the Rings Part 4)
      
  11. Morgoth's Ring
      
  12. The War of the Jewels
      
  13. Peoples of Middle-Earth
      
  14. The Children of Hurin
      
• Weis, Margaret: The Dragonvarld series
  
  1. Mistress of Dragons
     
  2. The Dragon's Son
     
• Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy: Death Gate series
  
  1. Dragon Wing
     
  2. Elven Star
     
  3. Fire Sea
     
  4. Serpent Mage
     
  5. The Hand of Chaos
     
• Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy: Sovereign Stone series
  
  1. Well of Darkness
     
  2. Guardians of the Lost
     
  3. Journey into the Void
     
• Wells, Martha: Fall of the Ile-Rien series
  
  1. The Wizard Hunters
     
  2. The Ships of Air
     
  3. The Gate of the Gods
     
• West, Michelle: House Wars series
  (Covers the formation of Jewel's Den from before Hunter's Death to the succession of House Terafin.)
  1. The Hidden City
     
• West, Michelle: Sacred Hunt series
  (Both the Sacred Hunt and the Sun Sword series take place in the same universe with many of the same characters. However, it is not necessary to read the Sacred Hunt Series to understand the Sun Sword.)
  
  1. Hunter's Oath
     
  2. Hunter's Death
     
• West, Michelle: Sun Sword series
  (Both the Sacred Hunt and the Sun Sword series take place in the same universe with many of the same characters. However, it is not necessary to read the Sacred Hunt Series to understand the Sun Sword.)
  
  1. The Broken Crown
     
  2. The Uncrowned King
     
  3. The Shining Court
     
  4. Sea of Sorrows
     
  5. The Riven Shield
     
  6. The Sun Sword
     
• Wilder, Cherry: Rulers of Hylor series
  
  1. A Princess of the Chameln
     
  2. Yorath the Wolf
     
  3. The Summer's King
     
  4. The Wanderer (with Katya Reimann)
     
• Williams, Tad: Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series
  
  1. The Dragonbone Chair
     
  2. Stone of Farewell
     
  3. To Green Angel Tower (part 1)
     
  4. To Green Angel Tower (part 2)
     (part 1 and part 2 were published in one volume in hardcover)
     
• Williams, Tad: Shadowmarch series
  
  1. Shadowmarch
     
  2. Shadowplay
     
• Williams, Tad: The War of the Flowers
  
• Wolfe, Gene: The Wizard Knight series
  
  1. The Knight
     
  2. The Wizard
     
• Wood, N. Lee: Bloodrights
  
• Wright, Austin Tappan: Islandia
  
• Zelazny, Roger: Amber series
  
  1. Nine Princes in Amber
     
  2. The Guns of Avalon
     
  3. Sign of the Unicorn
     
  4. The Hand of Oberon
     
  5. The Courts of Chaos
     
  6. Trumps of Doom
     
  7. Blood of Amber
     
  8. Sign of Chaos
     
  9. Knight of Shadows
     
  10. Prince of Chaos
      (all 10 titles collected as The Great Book of Amber )
      Prequel Amber Trilogy by John Gregory Betancourt
      
      1. Roger Zelazny's The Dawn of Amber
         
      2. Roger Zelazny's Chaos and Amber
         
• Zettel, Sarah: Isavalta series
  
  1. A Sorcerer's Treason
     
  2. The Usurper's Crown
     
  3. The Firebird's Vengeance
     
  4. Sword of the Devceiver
     
• Zindell, David: Ea series (aka Lightstone series)
  
  1. The Lightstone
     (NOTE: An earlier version of this title was published as The Lightstone: Ninth Kingdom and The Lightstone: The Silver Sword )
     
  2. Lord of Lies