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Great Fantasy/Sci-Fi/YA Books to Read

A list of the of the top books/series I'd recommend to people who read fantasy, sci-fi, and YA. Check it out and see how many you have read or heard of.
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Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
1
J.K. Rowling
The Stormlight Archive
The Stormlight Archive
2
Mistborn Trilogy
Mistborn Trilogy
3
Mistborn- Wax and Wayne Trilogy (Brandon Sanderson)
Mistborn- Wax and Wayne Trilogy
4
Brandon Sanderson
Kingkiller Chronicles (Patrick Rothfuss)
Kingkiller Chronicles
5
Patrick Rothfuss
Inheritance Series
Inheritance Series
6
Lightbringer Series (Brent Weeks)
Lightbringer Series
7
Brent Weeks
The Reckoners Series (Brandon Sanderson)
The Reckoners Series
8
Brandon Sanderson
Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games Trilogy
9
Suzanne Collins
Artemis Fowl Series (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl Series
10
Eoin Colfer
The Codex Alera Series
The Codex Alera Series
11
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
12
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
13
Andy Weir
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
14
Ernest Cline
Bobiverse (Dennis E. Taylor)
Bobiverse
15
Dennis E. Taylor
Red Rising Series (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising Series
16
Pierce Brown
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
17
Robert Jordan
Ender's Game Series
Ender's Game Series
18
Ender's Shadow Series (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Shadow Series
19
Orson Scott Card
Warbreaker (Brandon Sanderson)
Warbreaker
20
Brandon Sanderson
Elantris (Brandon Sanderson)
Elantris
21
Brandon Sanderson
Skyward Series (Brandon Sanderson)
Skyward Series
22
Brandon Sanderson
Uglies Series (Scott Westerfield)
Uglies Series
23
Scott Westerfield
Leviathan Series
Leviathan Series
24
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Jrr Tolkein)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
25
Jrr Tolkein
The Seventh Tower Series (Garth Nix)
The Seventh Tower Series
26
Garth Nix
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
28
Max Brooks
Shadow Children Series (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
Shadow Children Series
29
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sabriel/ Lirael/ Abhorsen
Sabriel/ Lirael/ Abhorsen
30
The Rithmatist (Brandon Sanderson)
The Rithmatist
31
Brandon Sanderson
Gentleman Bastards (Series) (Scott Lynch)
Gentleman Bastards (Series)
32
Scott Lynch
Legend Series (Marie Lu)
Legend Series
33
Marie Lu
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
34
Naomi Novik
Inkheart Series
Inkheart Series
35
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
36
Naomi Novik
The Night Angel Trilogy
The Night Angel Trilogy
37
Legion
Legion
38
The Expanse Series (James S.A. Corey)
The Expanse Series
39
James S.A. Corey
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
40
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