Where to start with fantasy
Ten first books into the genre, from Tolkien and Le Guin to Sanderson and Rothfuss, so you can see which kind of fantasy is yours before committing to a series.
10 books in this list
1
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien
4.3
1937FantasyChildren's
2
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
4.4
1954FantasyYoung Adult
3
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
4.0
2015FantasyScience Fiction
4
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
4.5
2007Fantasy
5
The Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson
4.6
2010Fantasy
6
The Colour of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
4.0
2014Fiction
7
The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
4.3
2006FantasyMystery
8
Circe
by Madeline Miller
4.3
2018FantasyHistorical Fiction
9
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
4.2
1990Fantasy
10
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin
4.5
2003Fantasy