by Patrick Rothfuss (2007)
Kvothe, the legendary wizard, kingkiller, and thief, sits down in his quiet rural inn to narrate the true story of his rise from a wandering orphan to the most notorious arcanist in the history of the world.
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.
R.A. Salvatore
Can the Crystal Shard be destroyed at last? Drizzt is determined to destroy the evil Crystal Shard, and seeks out the help of the scholar-priest Cadderly. But instead, his worst fears are realized, and Crenshinibon falls into the hands of the dark elf mercenary Jarlaxle and his unlikely ally Artemis Entreri. The Silent Blade is the book that brought Drizzt back to the Realms, and was a New York Times best seller on its initial release--and has been in print every day since. --- **This book is in the following series:** - Forgotten Realms - The Legend Of Drizzt | Book 11 - Paths of Darkness | Book 1
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.
J.R.R. Tolkien
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.