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Fantasy Series We All Should Have Started Reading

Here are forty fantasy novel series that we, as fans of the genre, probably should have at least started reading by now by having read these first novels. But if you're anything like me, you've catching up to do.
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The Painted Man (Peter V Brett)
The Painted Man
1
Peter V Brett
Green Rider (Kristen Britain)
Green Rider
2
Kristen Britain
The Sword of Shannara (Terry Brooks)
The Sword of Shannara
3
Terry Brooks
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
4
Jim Butcher
Scar Night (Alan Campbell)
Scar Night
5
Alan Campbell
The Magician's Guild (Trudi Canavan)
The Magician's Guild
6
Trudi Canavan
The Adamantine Palace (Stephen Deas)
The Adamantine Palace
7
Stephen Deas
Lord Foul's Bane (Stephen Donaldson)
Lord Foul's Bane
8
Stephen Donaldson
Pawn of Prophecy (David Eddings)
Pawn of Prophecy
9
David Eddings
King's Dragon (Kate Elliott)
King's Dragon
10
Kate Elliott
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
11
Steven Erikson
Magician (Raymond E. Feist)
Magician
12
Raymond E. Feist
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
13
David Gemmell
Wizard's First Rule (Terry Goodkind)
Wizard's First Rule
14
Terry Goodkind
The Dwarves (Markus Heitz)
The Dwarves
15
Markus Heitz
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
16
Robin Hobb
A Shadow on the Glass (Ian Irvine)
A Shadow on the Glass
17
Ian Irvine
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
18
N. K. Jemisin
The Baker's Boy (J. V. Jones)
The Baker's Boy
19
J. V. Jones
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
20
Robert Jordan
Daggerspell (Katharine Kerr)
Daggerspell
21
Katharine Kerr
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
22
Stephen King
Prince of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Thorns
23
Mark Lawrence
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
25
George R.R. Martin
Promise of Blood (Brian McClellan)
Promise of Blood
26
Brian McClellan
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
27
China Mieville
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (Elizabeth Moon)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter
28
Elizabeth Moon
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Colour of Magic
29
Terry Pratchett
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
30
Patrick Rothfuss
The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)
The Final Empire
31
Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
32
Brandon Sanderson
Empire in Black and Gold (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Empire in Black and Gold
33
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Tiger and the Wolf (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
The Tiger and the Wolf
34
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
35
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Way of Shadows (Brent Weeks)
The Way of Shadows
36
Brent Weeks
The Thousand Names (Django Wexler)
The Thousand Names
37
Django Wexler
The Dragonbone Chair (Tad Williams)
The Dragonbone Chair
38
Tad Williams
The Shadow of the Torturer (Gene Wolfe)
The Shadow of the Torturer
39
Gene Wolfe
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Janny Wurts)
The Curse of the Mistwraith
40
Janny Wurts
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