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.
Andy Peloquin is an author of epic and dark fantasy novels. He’s also an admin over on one of my Facebook groups, Indie Fantasy Addicts.
With the release of his new Heirs of Destiny series looming just on the horizon (due to release on January 22nd, 2019), I thought it would be a good time to get to …
Magic, murder, and romance. That’s the tagline set by the publisher for Book 2 of Jennifer Estep’s Crown of Shards series, Protect the Prince, and it is spot on.
I previously reviewed Book 1, Kill the Queen, on my blog. If you haven’t first read Book 1, stop now and read that review instead. Neither of my reviews …
Kill the Queen is Book 1 in Jennifer Estep‘s newest series, Crown of Shards. It also happens to be Estep’s debut into the world of mainstream epic fantasy, having typically written in the young adult urban fantasy and paranormal romance genres.
At face value, Kill the Queen doesn’t read like Sanderson, GRRM, or even Terry Brooks. Despite the …
I’m very pleased to review Pursuit of Shadows, Book 2 of the Keeper Chronicles, by J.A. Andrews.
Earlier this year, I discovered Ms. Andrews’s work through her debut novel, A Threat of Shadows. At the time, I was reading Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson and struggling to get into it.
Don’t get me wrong Sanderson fans, Mistborn is creative and …
If you’re anything like me, then around New Years you start looking at all the new fantasy books you can look forward to in the months to come.
So with that in mind, and without further a do, I give you the most highly anticipated new fantasy books of 2019.
New YA Fantasy Books
New Epic Fantasy Books
If you’re looking for Cassandra Clare books in order, you’re in the right place.
Whether you found Shadowhunters on TV first or you just picked up your first Cassandra Clare book, the Shadowhunters universe gets big fast. So here are three ways to read the Shadowhunters books in order—author’s recommendation, publication, and chronological.
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You’ve read all of the books in the Mistborn series. You’ve spent days in the Stormlight Archive. Heck, you might have just finished all the books in Cosmere, and now you’re begging for more. But inevitably you’ll never forget your first and so now you’re back looking for more books like Mistborn to fill that empty hole in …
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas was one of the first YA fantasy series I completely fell for, and if you’re starting it now, you’re in for a ride. This guide gives you the best Throne of Glass books in order—plus the spoiler-free publication order if you’d rather keep it simple.
There are a lot of strong opinions …
As an author, one of the most difficult things to do (aside from writing the book of course) is design a cover that accurately portrays your book in a professional and attractive manner. One of the most common questions I see online is “Where do I find a good designer?” and one of the most frequent questions I get personally …
| GoodreadsA Threat of Shadows is J.A. Andrews’s debut fantasy novel. The second book in the Keeper Chronicles, A Pursuit of Shadows, is out now. Additionally, there is a short story available on Amazon called A Keeper’s Tale: The story of Tomkin and …