THE LONG WAY ROUND
Find your next
great obsession.
12 series guides. Clear starting points and reading orders.
The long journey
The Wheel of Time
Fourteen main novels, a prequel, and a cast that grows from a village into a world.
15 reviews · Explore the reading order →
The intricate puzzle
The Licanius Trilogy
A completed three-book story, designed to be read closely together.
3 reviews · Explore the reading order →
The unlikely friendship
Riyria Revelations
A cynical thief, an idealistic swordsman, and a partnership that gives an expanding adventure its heart. Three omnibus volumes collect six novels.
3 reviews · Explore the reading order →
The hard-won hope
The Faithful and the Fallen
Loyalty, prophecy, and ordinary courage in the Banished Lands. Four increasingly intense volumes with a completed central story.
4 reviews · Explore the reading order →
FANTASY
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicle follows Kvothe’s life, music, magic, and growing reputation. Read The Name of the Wind, then The Wise Man’s Fear. Both reviews are available below; The Doors of Stone is not yet reviewed.
2 reviews · Explore the reading order →
DARK FANTASY
The Talisman Trilogy
Read The Talisman, Black House, and Other Worlds Than These in order. All three books have reviews here, with a guide to Jack Sawyer’s story and its Dark Tower connections.
3 reviews · Explore the reading order →
EPIC FANTASY
The Stormlight Archive
The first five main novels in numbered reading order, with reviews of The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, Rhythm of War, and Wind and Truth.
5 reviews · Explore the reading order →
DARK FANTASY
The Dark Tower
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower follows Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, on his journey toward the Tower. It brings together fantasy, Westerns, horror, and strange worlds. Start with The Gunslinger and follow the seven main novels in order. Reviews of all seven main novels and the companion novel are available below.
8 reviews · Explore the reading order →
EPIC FANTASY
Hierarchy
James Islington’s Hierarchy follows Vis through an elite academy and a society where power flows from the many to the few. Start with The Will of the Many, then continue with The Strength of the Few.
1 review · Explore the reading order →
THE HOBBIT & THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Middle-earth
Start with The Hobbit, then read The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. A spoiler-free starting point and reading order for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, with reviews of all four books by Cory Lane.
4 reviews · Explore the reading order →
FANTASY
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter follows a young wizard through seven novels of magic, friendship, and growing danger. Start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and read the seven main books in order. Reviews of all seven books are available below.
7 reviews · Explore the reading order →
DARK FANTASY
Empire of the Vampire
Jay Kristoff’s dark fantasy trilogy begins with Empire of the Vampire, followed by Empire of the Damned and Empire of the Dawn. Find the reading order and Cory Lane’s reviews below.
1 review · Explore the reading order →