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Find out what the must-read fantasy books are over the 2017 year! 2017 looks to be an interesting year for fantasy book releases. Truth be told, it looks to be a much stronger year for fantasy than 2016 was (see our best fantasy books of 2016 list). Some of the most anticipated fantasy books (Winds […]

Note: this has been updated as of August 2016 There’s a lot of fantasy books released every year — too much in fact to keep tabs on. But we give it our best attempt with this huge list of the most anticipated fantasy books of 2016. This comprehensive list is NOT a list of every […]

Here’s a selection of the top fantasy books being released this month (April). Some good reads you’ll definitely want to keep your eye on. For us. we are looking forward to The Malice as one of the most anticipated fantasy books of 2016.   APRIL FANTASY BOOK RELEASES   Burned (Alex Verus #7) by Benedict […]

And here we have it: at the end of another year. And what does that mean? It means yet another Best Fantasy Books Year in Review list, written by yours truly, Ben aka the lazy fantasy book critic who occasionally writes best lists. Now following last year’s format (when I somehow managed to cook up […]

Note that this isn’t the official BFB top 2015 list. A lot of the staff don’t read 2015 published books, so don’t be frustrated that your favourite is not on here. What this is, is a good indication of what books are probably worth reading and what is not. @sneakyburrito In no particular order: The Vagrant […]

Something we’ve done this year is to keep a record of the 2015 books that forum members have read. If they feel so inclined, they give the book a rating. Note that some forum members who have read the book, decided not to vote but wrote a review instead, as they don’t like giving books […]

I think Abercrombie has done it again. This is another great book, right up there with Before They Are Hanged and The Heroes. The sequel to Half a King, Half The World is entertaining, funny, frustrating and full of little twists and turns. What is the most genius about this book is that while Father […]

Hope everyone had a good rest and spent time with family and friends in Dec/Jan. Obviously there have been some great books in Jan with Firefight, Golden Son and Providence of Fire among many others. Providence of Fire is the front runner in my opinion, but a couple of books in Feb could over take […]