Magic & dragons
A dragon over the city, a spell on your tongue, a throne to take back.
Fantasy from the classic quests to today’s long series with worked-out systems of magic. The rating comes from readers, a series appears once and by its first volume, so the list is not ten Harry Potters in a row.
678 books behind this door, a series counted once · Magic · Wizards · Dragons
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- 1The Way of Kings
9.29.2 / 10 - 2The Will of the Many
8.98.9 / 10 - 3Mistborn: The Final Empire
8.98.9 / 10 - 4The Name of the Wind
8.98.9 / 10 - 5The Fellowship of the Ring
8.88.8 / 10 - 6A Game of Thrones
8.78.7 / 10 - 7The Fifth Season
8.78.7 / 10 - 8A Drop of Corruption
8.78.7 / 10 - 9Dungeon Crawler Carl
8.78.7 / 10 - 10A Little Hatred
8.68.6 / 10 - 11Fool's Errand
8.68.6 / 10 - 12Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
8.68.6 / 10 - 13Six of Crows
8.68.6 / 10 - 14Fool's Assassin
8.58.5 / 10 - 15The Lightning Thief
8.28.2 / 10 - 16The Lost Hero
8.28.2 / 10 - 17Jade City
8.28.2 / 10 - 18New Spring
8.08.0 / 10 - 19Unsouled
8.08.0 / 10 - 20Gardens of the Moon
7.97.9 / 10 - 21Throne of Glass
7.87.8 / 10 - 22The Colour of Magic
7.77.7 / 10 - 23Storm Front
7.57.5 / 10 - 24A Court of Thorns and Roses
7.47.4 / 10
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Which fantasy is good for someone just starting?
Something shorter, in one volume or with a first volume rated well on its own. In the tool choose “Standalone” or “Length: Short”; the series page shows the rating of every volume.
Is this about dragons specifically, or fantasy in general?
Both. This door gathers fantasy, urban fantasy, fairy tales and mythology; dragons, wizards and magic are subtopics below, each with a page of its own.
How do you know a series is good and not just popular?
Every volume has its own rating from several sources. A series ranks high when its volumes are rated high, not when it sells most.