17 Fantasy Books That Everyone Should Read at Least Once

The TV series gets most of the attention these days, but it wouldn't exist without the world-building of George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. Other books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series may be more thrilling, but the first book introduced the world to Westeros, the Starks, the Targaryens, and the White Walkers. And for that reason alone it's a masterpiece.