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. 1
   Harry Potter

   J.K. Rowling's seven-book series chronicling a young wizard's coming of age at Hogwarts.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Lightbringer

   Brent Weeks's five-book series built on a vivid color-based magic system.
   898pts
3. 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.
   762pts
4. 4
   The Wheel of Time

   Robert Jordan's sprawling 14-volume epic, completed by Brandon Sanderson, following the Dragon Reborn.
   734pts
5. 5
   The Realm of the Elderlings

   Robin Hobb's interconnected 16-book saga of assassins, dragons, and the Fool.
   659pts
6. 6
   Malazan Book of the Fallen

   Steven Erikson's ambitious ten-volume saga renowned for its scale and complexity.
   571pts
7. 7
   The Chronicles of Narnia

   C.S. Lewis's beloved seven-book allegorical fantasy set in the magical land of Narnia.
   571pts
8. 8
   Earthsea Cycle

   Ursula K. Le Guin's lyrical archipelago saga about wizardry and balance.
   571pts
9. 9
   Mistborn

   Brandon Sanderson's original trilogy built on a hard, metal-based magic system.
   467pts
10. 10
    The Belgariad

    David Eddings's classic five-book quest fantasy of farm boy Garion and prophecy.
    467pts
11. 11
    The Dark Tower

    Stephen King's genre-blending eight-novel quest of gunslinger Roland Deschain.
    467pts
12. 12
    The First Law

    Joe Abercrombie's gritty, morally grey trilogy that helped define grimdark fantasy.
    343pts
13. 13
    His Dark Materials

    Philip Pullman's philosophical trilogy spanning parallel worlds and daemons.
    343pts
14. 14
    The Witcher

    Andrzej Sapkowski's saga of monster-hunter Geralt of Rivia that inspired the games and show.
    343pts
15. 15
    The Riftwar Saga

    Raymond E. Feist's epic of Midkemia, blending two worlds at war through a magical rift.
    343pts
16. 16
    The Inheritance Cycle

    Christopher Paolini's four-book dragon-rider saga beginning with Eragon.
    343pts
17. 17
    Discworld

    Terry Pratchett's satirical 41-novel comic fantasy set on a flat world atop four elephants.
    343pts

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