by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954)
In the peaceful Shire, Frodo Baggins inherits the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron. Accompanied by a diverse fellowship of men, elves, dwarves, and hobbits, he embarks on an epic quest across Middle-earth toward the fires of Mount Doom.
J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a home-loving hobbit, is whisked away from his quiet hole in Bag End by Gandalf the wizard and thirteen dwarves on a perilous quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.
Brandon Sanderson
Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain. Kaladin, a surgeon's son forced into military servitude as a bridge-runner, must find the courage to protect his broken crew, while Highprince Dalinar struggles with apocalyptic visions of the lost Knights Radiant.
George R.R. Martin
A civil war erupts as five rival factions claim kingship over Westeros, culminating in the titanic clash of Blackwater Bay and mystical portents across the realm.
Isaac Asimov
Mathematician Hari Seldon uses the revolutionary science of psychohistory to predict the imminent collapse of the 12,000-year-old Galactic Empire and creates the Foundation at the edge of the galaxy to preserve human knowledge and shorten the dark ages.