The 17 Best Completed Fantasy Book Series of All Time

From the cornerstones that built the genre to grimdark upstarts and door-stopping epics, these finished sagas all reward you with a real ending and no cliffhangers left dangling. Which one reigns supreme?

1

Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling's seven-book series chronicling a young wizard's coming of age at Hogwarts.

1000pts

2

The Lightbringer

Brent Weeks's five-book series built on a vivid color-based magic system.

935pts

3

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien's foundational high-fantasy trilogy that defined the modern genre and built the world of Middle-earth.

848pts

4

The Wheel of Time

Robert Jordan's sprawling 14-volume epic, completed by Brandon Sanderson, following the Dragon Reborn.

830pts

5

The Realm of the Elderlings

Robin Hobb's interconnected 16-book saga of assassins, dragons, and the Fool.

782pts

6

Malazan Book of the Fallen

Steven Erikson's ambitious ten-volume saga renowned for its scale and complexity.

727pts

7

The Chronicles of Narnia

C.S. Lewis's beloved seven-book allegorical fantasy set in the magical land of Narnia.

727pts

8

Earthsea Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin's lyrical archipelago saga about wizardry and balance.

727pts

9

Mistborn

Brandon Sanderson's original trilogy built on a hard, metal-based magic system.

660pts

10

The Belgariad

David Eddings's classic five-book quest fantasy of farm boy Garion and prophecy.

660pts

11

The Dark Tower

Stephen King's genre-blending eight-novel quest of gunslinger Roland Deschain.

660pts

12

The First Law

Joe Abercrombie's gritty, morally grey trilogy that helped define grimdark fantasy.

581pts

13

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman's philosophical trilogy spanning parallel worlds and daemons.

581pts

14

The Witcher

Andrzej Sapkowski's saga of monster-hunter Geralt of Rivia that inspired the games and show.

581pts

15

The Riftwar Saga

Raymond E. Feist's epic of Midkemia, blending two worlds at war through a magical rift.

581pts

16

The Inheritance Cycle

Christopher Paolini's four-book dragon-rider saga beginning with Eragon.

581pts

17

Discworld

Terry Pratchett's satirical 41-novel comic fantasy set on a flat world atop four elephants.

581pts