Welcome to the Fantasy section of T.L. Branson. This is where I keep everything fantasy-related in one place—series reading orders, standalone reading guides, reviews, summaries, and curated lists—so you can either dive deep into one world or browse for your next obsession.
Only here for reading orders? Head over to my Fantasy Books in Order hub for a clean, A–Z directory of every fantasy series guide on the site.
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim just floated to the top of my favorites list.
A…MA…ZING!!
24
Did you ever watch that TV show on Fox?
My wife hates it. But it was my favorite show back in the early 2000s.
There’s never been another show that’s had quite the effect on me that 24 did. I discovered the show …
It’s been a long time in coming, but today I finished up Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan.
In full disclosure, Annie and I are friends and co-admins on the YA Fantasy Addicts Facebook group. I also received an ARC of this book from the publisher (that’s why it’s a long time in coming, cause I’m a little behind. Sorry …
Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time includes fourteen main-series novels and the prequel novel New Spring. This guide covers the complete novel sequence, the optional shorter works, the companion books, and the television adaptation.
For a first read, I recommend publication order. Begin with The Eye of the World, then read New Spring after Crossroads of Twilight. …
Wow.
So it’s kind of become my thing to start a review with a single word that expresses my feelings on a book.
And wow pretty much sums up Havenfall by Sara Holland.
I’ll be honest, it didn’t start wow.
It started more like meh.
Not MEH meh, but meh.
Am I making sense?
Let’s dive right into the …
Welcome to the end of Book 2!
Or perhaps the beginning for you. I promise not to ruin anything. Scratch that. I promise not to ruin anything about THUNDERHEAD. Scythe spoilers will most certainly be present here.
If you’ve found your way to this page, but haven’t seen my review of Scythe, go read that first.
Irma Gerd!
No …
The Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin has a lot of heart, some fantastic moments, and a whirlwind of a story that’ll carry you along faster than you can turn the pages.
I was first drawn to this book by:
So what is Nameless Queen about?
Nameless Queen tells the …
I’m at a loss for how to begin.
There’s so much to love about Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim, but there are also many, many flaws that simply can’t be ignored.
Its saving grace is that I didn’t feel really disappointed in this book until about the last ten pages when I realized everything I wanted to happen …
Writing about the best YA Fantasy book boyfriends is really an odd topic for me.
Why?
Well, because I’m a guy with a wife and two kids (and two cats, but that’s irrelevant).
So why write about YA Fantasy book boyfriends?
Well, because I founded and run the largest YA Fantasy Facebook group and it’s a hot topic among the …
It’s a new year and that means a list of new YA fantasy books for 2020. I did all the hard work for you and compiled a list of 60 of the most anticipated YA fantasy books coming in 2020.
In typical fashion, let’s hop straight to it.
Windwitch is the second book in the Witchlands series by Susan Dennard.
The cover, as always, is gorgeous. You get a real sense of the story from looking at it. In the opening pages we discover that Merick has been disfigured by seafire, though how much seems to be up for debate throughout the novel.
However, it’s enough that Merick …