The Books You Need to Read If You Love Game of Thrones

This title from The Long Price Quartet is set in the city-state of Saraykeht, a bustling — but peaceful — metropolis. The Galts threaten the city's tranquility, and it's up to a poet-sorcerer and his companion to save it from demise.

The Kingkiller Chronicles trilogy is a modern marvel in the world of epic fantasy. The books follow the story of Kvothe, who attempts to enter an esteemed school of magic and eventually becomes one of the most notorious magicians of all time. It's Harry Potter — for grown-ups.

The Lies of Locke Lamora is a tale about an orphan who escapes slavery by becoming a talented thief in the island city of Camorr.

Boneland is the third in the Weirdstone trilogy, which is considered a children's fantasy but is just as appropriate for adults. It's based on the folklore of The Wizard of the Edge, and it focuses on the story of a young girl named Susan, who is appointed as the guardian of the "weirdstone."

A Wizard of Earthsea is the first in a trilogy about a wizard's apprentice who discovers that he is destined for greatness.

In Tales of the Dying Earth, there is adventure mixed with dry humor in this collection of short stories about wizards who seek to create artificial life.

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane details the saga of the deadly Puritan and his adventures in the 16th century. He faces ghosts, demons, dark sorcery, and more marvelous magic.

Jirel of Joiry is a lady of swords and sorcery during France's Dark Age in this haunting heroic fantasy.

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are two beings — the first is a northern barbarian and the second is a small thief — traversing the land of Nehwon.

Bestselling Watership Down follows a crew of creatures who must flee their home in England's Down due to man's intrusion.

The Gormenghast Trilogy tells the story of Titus Groan, a 7-year-old heir to a crumbling estate in a Byzantine society on the brink of treachery.

The Once and Future King is a classic telling of King Arthur's epic saga.

In the riveting Roman Britain Trilogy, we meet Centurion Marcus Drusillus Aquila and his former slave Esca, who seek to go beyond Hadrian's wall.

This collection of "weird stories" is by one of the greatest fantasy writers of modern history. His complex sentence structure adds to the dizzying horror and fantasy laid out in his writings.

The author of The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies was revered by none other than the aforementioned H.P. Lovecraft. This collection brings together his best "weird fiction" tales.