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R/Fantasy Top Books of 2025

r/Fantasy's top novels and series of 2025. All books are grouped with their series, or expanded universe. This year had nearly 1,074 individual votes with over 10,000 total votes. There are nearly 1,348 series/novels on the full list.
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Middle Earth (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Middle Earth (J.R.R. Tolkien)
1
The First Law Series (Joe Abercrombie)
The First Law Series
2
Joe Abercrombie
A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire
3
George R. R. Martin
The Stormlight Archive
The Stormlight Archive
4
Realm of the Elderlings (Robin Hobb)
Realm of the Elderlings
5
Robin Hobb
Malazan Book of the Fallen Series (Steven Erikson)
Malazan Book of the Fallen Series
6
Steven Erikson
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
7
Robert Jordan
Discworld (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld
8
Terry Pratchett
Mistborn (Brandon Sanderson)
Mistborn
9
Brandon Sanderson
The Green Bone Saga (Fonda Lee)
The Green Bone Saga
10
Fonda Lee
Red Rising Series (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising Series
11
Pierce Brown
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
12
J. K. Rowling
Gentleman Bastard Series (Scott Lynch)
Gentleman Bastard Series
13
Scott Lynch
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
14
Susanna Clarke
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
15
Frank Herbert
Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Earthsea
16
Ursula K. Le Guin
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman)
Dungeon Crawler Carl
17
Matt Dinniman
The Kingkiller Chronicle (Series)
The Kingkiller Chronicle
18
Series
The Locked Tomb Series (Tamsyn Muir)
The Locked Tomb Series
19
Tamsyn Muir
Cradle (Will Wight)
Cradle
20
Will Wight
Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells)
Murderbot Diaries
21
Martha Wells
The Wandering Inn (Piratebea)
The Wandering Inn
22
Piratebea
The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth Trilogy
23
N.K. Jemisin
Empire of Silence (Christopher Ruocchio)
Empire of Silence
24
Christopher Ruocchio
The Expanse Series (James S.A. Corey)
The Expanse Series
25
James S.A. Corey
The Dragonbone Chair (Tad Williams)
The Dragonbone Chair
26
Tad Williams
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
27
Susanna Clarke
The Dresden Files (Jim Butcher)
The Dresden Files
28
Jim Butcher
The Will of the Many (James Islington)
The Will of the Many
29
James Islington
The Sarantine Mosaic
The Sarantine Mosaic
30
Hainish Cycle
Hainish Cycle
31
The Broken Empire Trilogy (Mark Lawrence)
The Broken Empire Trilogy
32
Mark Lawrence
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
33
Katherine Addison
The Second Apocalypse (R. Scott Bakker)
The Second Apocalypse
34
R. Scott Bakker
The Cosmere (Brandon Sanderson)
The Cosmere
35
Brandon Sanderson
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
36
Philip Pullman
The Witcher
The Witcher
37
The Chronicles of the Black Company
The Chronicles of the Black Company
38
The Book of the New Sun (Gene Wolfe)
The Book of the New Sun
39
Gene Wolfe
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower
40
Stephen King
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