20 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Series You Need To Read

These books are thrilling, adventurous, and magical.

Our list is drawing to a close and we’ve really only started to scratch the surface. If you’ve never tried science fiction and fantasy before, beyond the classics or pop culture phenoms, we strongly encourage you to dive into one of these amazing book series. Know your audience: some of these titles are appropriate for young readers, while others are for adult audiences. We love that the genre is flexible to a wide age-range of readers.

16. The World of Riverside series, by Ellen Kushner

17. The Earthsea series, by Ursula Le Guin

18. The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman

19. The Gormenghast Series by Mervyn Peake

20. His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire) by Naomi Novik