The new TV seriesThe Wheel of Timehas only recently premiered onAmazonbut it’s already shaping up to be a highly successful and intriguing story. Based on the series of books by Robert Jordan, the show takes the audience into a world where magic exists.
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Rosamund Pikes plays Moiraine, a woman who goes on a journey with five young people. She believes that one of them is the one who can save the world. Even thoughThe Wheel of Timeis one of a kind, there aresome similar novels that might intrigue the audience, especially if they’ve already read Robert Jordan’s books or are eagerly awaiting new episodes of the show.
7A Song Of Ice And Fire
Most fantasy fans will be familiar with the seriesGame of Thrones. As one of the most successful fantasy shows of all time, the show ran for eight seasons and introduced many unforgettable characters to the world. The show is already over but the audience can still start readingA Song of Ice and Firebook series thatGame of Thronesis based on.
It’s an epic fantasy set in a brutal world with characters that come across as real people thanks to the fact they’re far from perfect. The series currently has five books and George R.R. Martin is currently working on the sixth one.
6Throne Of Glass
Even though it’s focused on a younger audience thanThe Wheel of Time, at least initially,Throne of Glassdoesn’t spare its heroes either. It creates an imaginative and vast world just like Robert Jordan’s saga and the Amazon series. Sarah J. Maas writes about a young assassin, Celaena, who has a more complicated origin than most people know.
The series has seven novels and one collection of stories that work as a prequel. It puts a lot of emphasis on action but also the relationships between the heroes and works with sympathetic characters, all of which make it a joy to read.
5The Witcher Series
Now a successful Netflix show with Henry Cavill in the titular rolethat’s awaiting its second season,The Witcheris originally a book series. The Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski wrote two collections of stories and six novels about Geralt of Rivia and his friends and enemies. The books were published in English so anyone interested can read them.
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Sapkowski creates morally ambiguous characters who live in a dangerous world and have to try hard to stay alive. Even then, their lives are far from perfect. Thebooks are full of intriguing heroesand villains, action scenes, subtle humor, and they also have the power to make the readers think.
4The Priory Of The Orange Tree
Despite being a stand-alone fantasy novel, Samantha Shannon’sThe Priory of the Orange Treehas the drive and power of an entire series. The young writer introduces a complex world and several storylines that influence one another but also manage to work separately.
The heroines (for the book focuses primarily on women) are sympathetic and intelligent women who don’t have it easy in life but still manage to push forward and persevere. And, of course, the book has dragons, which is always a plus. The only downside of this novel is that it doesn’t have a sequel.
3Shades Of Magic
The most imaginative fantasy novels create their own world, likeThe Wheel of Timedoes. However, the trilogyShades of Magicwritten by Victoria Schwab has not one, but several words! Schwab works with the concept of alternative Londons with a color signature. They’re different since some of them have magic and others don’t.
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When a magical threat appears in one London, it’s up to the thief Lila and the mage Kell to stop it. The series is an epic adventure about death, love, and magic. Even though it doesn’t have as many parts as other fantasy series, it still manages to tell a lot in a shorter space.
2Chronicles Of Narnia
The seven-part seriesChronicles of Narniais one of fantasy’s greatest classics, and for a good reason. Even though C. S. Lewis wrote the series a while ago, it’s still attractive even to modern readers. The Pevensie siblings travel to Narnia, meet Aslan, the kind and wise lion, help defeat the evil witch and go on to other adventures.
The series has been adapted into three movies before so it’s possible to try out both versions and compare them.Chronicles of Narniais a wonderful fantasy world that’s also intelligent and makes the readers invested in the characters' destinies.
1The Lord Of The Rings
The ultimate epic fantasy that started the craze and set the rules for many years to come isTheLord of the Ringsseries. Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the series is well-known to all fantasy fans asit was also adapted into a highly successful movie trilogyby Peter Jackson.
The Lord of the Ringsis a perfect adventure centering on a group of heroes who have to take on an unimaginable evil and persevere. Tolkien’sThe Hobbithas a similar atmosphere, butTheLord of the Ringstakes it even further and is one of the classics for a good reason.
