

The politics make A Song of Ice and Fire stand out amongst all the best fantasy series and turned Game of Thrones into such a runaway hit of a show.Īcross this epic fantasy series, readers follow an enormous cast of characters that grows and diminishes with every heartbeat, as chess pieces move and are removed entirely. Martin cultivated an enormous world, complete with its rich and deep histories, cultures, and (most importantly) intricate political systems. While including A Song of Ice and Fire on a list of the best fantasy series of books ever might seem like a no-brainer, it’s also an undeniable truth. If you do want to read more about those classic fantasy epics, and other essential fantasy novels, you can do so right here. Just bear in mind you won’t find any standalone fantasy books here, or even The Lord of the Rings and Gormenghast, since they were both envisioned as singular epics. These authors have cultivated incredibly rich and detailed worlds, and from those exciting worlds have emerged some of the best fantasy series of books you’ll ever read.

The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett.The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb.But is just winning the battle enough? Is the changes they must bring to harden muscles, harden weapons, and harden hearts something that may destroy from within the very lives they were sent to save? Ride with Launa and Jack as they seek to start a Second Fire that will burn out the poison from the steppe without burning up the way of life that may be humanity's only hope. It is among these that Launa and Jack must find enough soldiers to stand between the lances of the raiders and the farms and herds of these people. Most of the farmers just wish the horse raiders would go away. Some refuse to consider killing, even to protect themselves. Some of the farmers walk after the soldiers. They've won their first battle, but they know there is more to come. There mission, travel back 6,000 years and help a peaceful band of farmers fight off the horse raiders from the steppe and maybe, just maybe, turn human history from death and conquest to cooperation and construction. 2nd Lieutenant Launa Obrian and her sole subordinate, Captain Jack Walking Bear. How do you win a battle lost 6,000 years before you were born? How do you make sure winning that battle doesn't lose you the war? The 21st Century is dead, killed by a runaway designer plague. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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