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- Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
- The House in the Cerulean Sea (The House in the Cerulean Sea, #1) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author)
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.
- House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)
Dec 14, 2020 · 2020 was perhaps most notable, however, for a fantasy book that did not come out, perhaps because it couldn’t: the third and final chapter of Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicles, at one ...
- The Unspoken Name by A K Larkwood
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow
- Age of Empyre by Michael J Sullivan
- Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
- The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
- The Girl and The Stars by Mark Lawrence
- A Time of Courage by John Gwynne
- Along The Razor's Edge by Rob J Hayes
- The House in The Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune
- We Ride The Storm by Devin Madson
A. K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name is among the most creative, exciting, and brilliantly-told epic fantasy novels I’ve read. It is an immersive experience that grabbed my attention early on, then grew at a staggering rate until I found myself being launched through fantastic worlds, meeting wonderful characters, and caught in a magnetic prose that ...
This book is pure adventure, brilliantly told, with powerful messages cloaked in the charm and wisdom you’d come to expect from an Alix Harrow story. Like her previous novel, it is a love letter to stories themselves, and it is a profound love of which I am grateful to have shared. Published: 2020
While Age of Empyre and the whole Legends series may struggle to top ‘The Riyria Revelations’ – for the simple sake that it does not have Royce and Hadrian – it is only by the barest of margins. Published: 2020
If there's one word to describe this book it's 'change'. Some things have been ticking over in the series for a long while now and at times it seemed like Jim Butcher wasn't sure which way he wanted to take the story. Or even what he wanted to do with Harry. All that is done. Every single element of the series has been levelled by the events on Bat...
This one has it all. The Trouble with Peace is a quintessential Abercrombie story that draws pieces from all seven First Law novels before it. It features all your returning favorites: trademark humor, horrifying violence, grim wisdom, and an ending that will leave you craving for more. At this point, would you expect anything less? Published: 2020
The Girl and the Stars is more than the start of a new series. It’s the culmination of some of the best ideas of Lawrence’s previous works while promising that amazing things are still to come. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next Icepunk book in the Yaz-mere. Published: 2020
Now THIS is the way you end a series. Readers and writers beware, a new standard has been set. A Time of Courage closes the story arc first begun in Malice, a tale of good and evil recounted by the many loved and hated voices of the Banished Lands. It culminates in a battle so visually and emotionally impactful that I had to put the book down sever...
Along the Razor’s Edge will make you mad. It will make you hold your breath, pump your fist, pause and reflect, and swear at 2am. It will do all these things and more, because it is one hell of a great story. For me, it was more than just reading a book. It was an experience. Published: 2020
This is a special book, a story that will break your heart on one page and flood it with hope on the next. In this dark and difficult time in which we are living, it is stories like these that help remind us what we’re doing this all for. Published: 2020
You need to pick this book up. From the characters to the world building to the plotting and pacing it’s a masterclass in engaging fantasy. Among the finest debuts I have ever read, We Ride the Storm is a story that can’t be missed. Madson is sure to join the luminaries of the genre in short order. Published: 2020
Goodreads voters in the Fantasy category tended toward the dark and sticky side this year, and the 2020 win goes to House of Earth and Blood, author Sarah J. Maas’ introduction to her new Crescent City series. Stitched through with threads of romance and suspense, the novel follows complex heroine Bryce Quinlan and fallen angel Hunt Athalar as they track a lethal demon through the city.
- Piranesi. This book is fantastic. Written by Susanna Clarke, author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, this book is a wonderfully-sculpted mystery that will drag you in, and spit you out.
- The House in the Cerulean Sea. Linus Baker is a working drone who follows the rules. Always. As a caseworker for Magical Children, he goes from case to case, resigned to his lonely existence.
- Dungeons of Strata. What do you do if the game you’re obsessed with begins to change the real world? This is no ordinary VR world. The Dungeons of Strata are brutally unforgiving and impossibly complex.
- Cemetery Boys. In a world where men and women have different kinds of magic, Yadriel identifies as a boy and a brujo... but not everyone agrees. Yardriel decides to prove his witching powers (and his real gender) by performing a ritual to commune with his cousin’s spirit.
Aug 20, 2020 · Please don’t hesitate to include your own 2020 fantasy recommendations and favorites on social media! And if you’re looking for additional 2020 book releases, check out Book Riot’s Best Books of 2020 so far. If you’re looking for different sub-genres of fantasy, check out our new high fantasy, best YA fantasy, and best epic fantasy lists.
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The best fantasy books of 2020 make quite a lineup, full of twists on old favorites (like Katherine Addison’s supernatural take on Sherlock Holmes in The Angel of the Crows) and wholly new ideas (like New York City’s eight souls in N. K. Jemisin’s The City We Became). Our readers have read and reviewed, and we’re pleased to share the results.
