Best Fantasy Books of 2018

Below you will find a list of the fantasy books published in 2018 that we enjoyed most. Click on a book title to read the full review.

Circe by Madeline Miller

A 10/10 book. Sean: ‘This is a beautiful book; it is flawless and intelligent. I do not have a single criticism for this fantastic piece of writing. I loved it! I could not recommend it more ...

Published: 2018

Age of War by Michael J Sullivan (Legends of the First Empire #3)

The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile - and about to be tested as never before. Persephone keeps the human clans from turning on one another through her iron will and a compassionate...

Published: 2018

Legion: Lies of the Beholder by Brandon Sanderson (Legion series #3)

Stephen Leeds, also known as 'Legion', has a unique mental condition. He can become an expert on any subject in hours... and with every new area of expertise a new 'aspect' of Steph...

Published: 2018

A Veil of Spears by Bradley Beaulieu (The Song of the Shattered Sands #3)

The Night of Endless Swords nearly saw the destruction of Sharakhai, and since then the Kings have come down hard on the rebelloious Moonless Host. Hundreds have been murdered or given to the Confe...

Published: 2018

The Ember Blade by Chris Wooding (The Darkwater Legacy #1)

A land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man’s journey to find his destiny.Aren has lived by the rules all his life. He’s never questioned it; that’s just t...

Published: 2018

Fire and Blood by George RR Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire Companion)

Unravelling events that led to A Song of Ice and Fire, Fire and Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros. Revealing long-buried secrets and untold ...

Published: 2018

Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence (Book of the Ancestor #2)

I can say with confidence that Grey Sister is the best story about magical murder nuns I’ve ever read. With greater focus on fewer characters, Lawrence has graced us with deep characterizatio...

Published: 2018

Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (The Iron Covenant #1)

Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside. Hugh is a shadow of the warrio...

Published: 2018

The Fall of Gondolin by JRR Tolkien

In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress...

Published: 2018

The Divine Cities Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Divine Cities trilogy #1 - #3)

In the city of stairs, nothing is as it seems.You've got to be careful when you're chasing a murderer through Bulikov, for the world is not as it should be in that city. When the god...

Published: 2018

The Poppy War by R F Kuang (The Poppy War #1)

Simply put, R.F. Kuang’s The Poppy War is a towering achievement of modern fantasy. Kuang writes in a descriptive and narrative style that presents many sides of an issue ...

Published: 2018

Shattered Dreams by Ulff Lehmann (Light in the Dark #1)

This is not an easy book to review, but it is an easy book not only to love, but to obsess over. So much of the novel is entrenched in the ever-changing feel of the author’s multiple POV...

Published: 2018

A Time of Dread by John Gwynne (Of Blood and Bone: Book 1)

The Ben-Elim, a race of warrior angels, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Now they rule the Banished lands. But their dominion is brutally enforced and their ancient enemy may not be as crushed...

Published: 2018

Paris Adrift by EJ Swift

Paris was supposed to save Hallie. Now... well, let’s just say Paris has other ideas. There’s a strange woman called The Chronometrist who will not leave her alone. Garbled warnings fro...

Published: 2018

The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson

Forget the old days. Forget summer. Forget warmth. Forget anything that doesn’t help you survive in the endless white wilderness beyond the edges of a fallen world. Lynn McBride has learned m...

Published: 2018

Bone Driven by Hailey Edwards (The Foundling Series #2)

The bayou is burning, the battle is just beginning - and Luce Boudreau is smack in the middle of no-man's land... Life as a cop in Canton Town, Mississippi, is never dull - particularly when hi...

Published: 2018

Knee-Deep In Grit by Adrian Collins

Get knee-deep in grit with twenty-five grimdark sci-fi and fantasy short stories from the shadowy vaults of Grimdark Magazine. The top names in dark speculative fiction and the genre’s bright...

Published: 2018

Symphony of the Wind by Steven McKinnon (The Raincatcher's Ballad #1)

A bounty hunter with a death wish. An orphan with her head in the clouds. A conspiracy with the power to bring down a kingdom.Serena dreams of leaving her harsh desert home behind in her ver...

Published: 2018

The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman (The Invisible Library Series #5)

Reading The Mortal Word is some of the most fun you’ll have with a book in your life, and the fact that there’s already seven novels published (as of January 2021) means there’s m...

Published: 2018

By Raven's Call by J A Devenport (The Blackwing Cycle #1)

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Published: 2018