The fantasy genre has been around nearly as long as other popular fiction genres, but it has quickly become one of the most popular. Fantasy books take us beyond our own imagination into worlds that are governed by something other than science. Magic, gods, and more rule in these stories.
Fantasy has moved well beyond books thanks to popular movie and TV franchises blowing up over the years. Peter Jackson's interpretation of The Lord of the Rings may be what brought the genre to mainstream audiences, but authors have been contributing excellence to it for years now. Here are some of the most popular fantasy authors you should be reading right now:
| Author | Known For |
|---|---|
| J.R.R. Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings |
| George R.R. Martin | A Song of Ice and Fire |
| Brandon Sanderson | The Cosmere Series |
| C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia |
| Terry Pratchet | Discworld |
| Robert Jordan | The Wheel of Time |
| Terry Brooks | Shannara |
| J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter |
| Matt Dinniman | Dungeon Crawler Carl |
| Sarah J. Maas | A Court of Thorns and Roses |
| Rick Riordan | Percy Jackson and the Olympian |
| Rebecca Yarros | The Empyrean Series |
| Robin Hobb | Realm of the Elderlings |
| Ursula Le Guin | Earthsea |
| Diana Wynne Jones | Howl's Moving Castle |
| H. G. Wells | War of the Worlds |
