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.
A few months ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Meg Long about her debut novel, Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves. This interview initially published in our first issue of YA Fantasy Magazine.
Below is the full transcript from that conversation. For more author interviews, checkout the latest edition of our magazine.
Hi Meg! Thank you …
And we’re back again with a The War of Two Queens review! If you missed my previous review of A Shadow in the Ember, be sure to check it out.
I initially picked up From Blood and Ash based on all the hype that had built up in my Facebook group, YA Fantasy Addicts. I didn’t expect much, …
Whether you read Eragon as a child and want to return to Alagaësia or you’re discovering it for the first time, this guide lists the Eragon books in order across the original Inheritance Cycle and the wider World of Eragon. Christopher Paolini’s fantasy saga follows farm boy Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they become caught in the struggle against …
Terry Goodkind is best known for The Sword of Truth, the long fantasy saga that begins with Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, Zedd, the Midlands, D’Hara, and a whole lot of magic, war, prophecy, and political conflict. If you’re trying to read the Terry Goodkind books in order, the simplest place to start is Wizard’s First Rule.
After …
A while back, I put together a Cosmere reading order, and it ended up becoming one of the most popular articles on this site. Since then, Sanderson’s backlog has only gotten bigger, and I keep seeing the same question pop up from new and longtime readers alike: “Okay, but what about everything else?”
Because the Cosmere is only one …
I’ve been updating my main post about the best Cosmere Reading Order with Brandon Sanderson’s secret projects for years now. But since the original announcement was such a big deal, and since the phrase “Secret Projects” now means more than it did back in 2022, I figured it would be better to summarize it all here instead.
So let’s dive …
It’s about time I an A Shadow in the Ember review. I put off reading A Shadow in the Ember for longer than I expected but shorter than I intended.
You see, I don’t really like prequels.
That’s odd, cause I wrote one.
But it’s more about rewinding time. I don’t like it.
I still haven’t brought myself to …
It’s no exaggeration for me to say that House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas is/was my most anticipated book of 2022. I devoured it as fast as I could and here’s my House of Sky and Breath review for your viewing pleasure.
If you are anything like me, you were sitting there on Monday, February14th at a …
The Discworld reading order can look intimidating because Terry Pratchett wrote 41 core novels set on the same extraordinary world. The books mix comic fantasy, mystery, satire, folklore, and social commentary, with recurring characters whose stories often overlap.
You can read a single novel, follow one character-focused subseries, or work through the complete sequence. This guide keeps the 41 novels …
Jennifer L. Armentrout fans usually fall into two camps: the readers who loved her long before From Blood and Ash, and the ones who discovered her through the breakout success of that series. Either way, if you’re looking for Jennifer L. Armentrout books in order, you’re in the right place.
I was aware of JLA before the From Blood …