Charles is a full-time features writer who covers movies and television, with expertise in Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, and Dune.
The 2000s were a pivotal decade for the fantasy genre, with some books standing out in how they laid the foundation for much of what's popular today. It's impossible to discuss fantasy without mentioning J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings books and how they established a significant number of the commonplace ideas in the genre. Much of the 20th century saw fantasy books written as emulations of Tolkien's novels, as this was the perceived notion of the genre.
Related This Wheel Of Time Detail Proves It’s A Better Song Of Ice & Fire Replacement Than It Seems The Wheel of Time and A Song of Ice & Fire aren't commonly associated for their similarities, but there's a lot more than you'd expect. 8 Memories of Ice Malazan Book Of The Fallen, Book 3 Malazan Book of the Fallen is an epic fantasy series regarded for its intense complexity. Most reviews will warn readers of the vast confusion that comes with reading book 1, Gardens of the Moon, guiding them to stick with it as it will all become worthwhile.
6 Mistborn: The Final Empire Mistborn, Book 1 Close Brandon Sanderson is widely perceived as a champion of modern fantasy, and had The Way of Kings been released a year earlier, he would've found his entry closer to the top. With that being said, Mistborn may not be Sanderson's magnum opus, but it's still an outstanding modern fantasy series that's been massively influential and is still the author's most widely read work after over a dozen subsequent novels.
The Lies of Locke Lamora perfectly demonstrates how fantasy has expanded as a medium in the 21st century. One could argue that it's more of a crime thriller novel set in a historical-like fantasy world, showing that not all fantasy books need to be epic fantasy war stories.
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