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High Fantasy Book Summaries

Towers of Midnight Summary

Towers of Midnight

by Robert Jordan 2010 863 pages

The Demon King Summary

by Cinda Williams Chima 2009 506 pages

The Wise Man's Fear Summary

The Wise Man's Fear

by Patrick Rothfuss 2011 994 pages

A Clash of Kings Summary

A Clash of Kings

by George R.R. Martin 1998 1009 pages

Gardens of the Moon Summary

Gardens of the Moon

by Steven Erikson 1999 666 pages

The Fellowship of the Ring Summary

The Fellowship of the Ring

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 398 pages

Mistborn Summary

The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson 2006 541 pages

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 366 pages

The Art of Prophecy Summary

The Art of Prophecy

by Wesley Chu 2022 533 pages

The Eye of the World Summary

The Eye of the World

by Robert Jordan 1990 800 pages

The Hobbit, Part One Summary

The Hobbit, Part One

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 230 pages

The Blade Itself Summary

The Blade Itself

by Joe Abercrombie 2006 515 pages

by David Gemmell 1984 345 pages

A Game of Thrones Summary

A Game of Thrones

by George R.R. Martin 1996 835 pages

The Name of the Wind Summary

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss 2007 662 pages

Last Argument of Kings Summary

Last Argument of Kings

by Joe Abercrombie 2008 536 pages

Blood of Elves Summary

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 398 pages

The Way of Kings Summary

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson 2010 1007 pages

Words of Radiance Summary

Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson 2014 1088 pages

Throne of Glass Summary

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas 2012 406 pages

The Silmarillion Summary

The Silmarillion

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1977 386 pages

The Burning God Summary

The Burning God

by R.F. Kuang 2020 622 pages

Historical Fiction

Poison Study Summary

by Maria V. Snyder 2005 427 pages

Lord of Chaos Summary

by Robert Jordan 1994 1011 pages

The Return of the King Summary

The Return of the King

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1955 404 pages

Pawn of Prophecy Summary

Pawn of Prophecy

by David Eddings 1982 304 pages

Elantris Summary

by Brandon Sanderson 2005 638 pages

A Dance with Dragons Summary

A Dance with Dragons

by George R.R. Martin 2011 1125 pages

The Last Wish Summary

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 400 pages

The Shadow Rising Summary

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan 1992 1007 pages

Siege and Storm Summary

Siege and Storm

by Leigh Bardugo 2013 435 pages

Ruin and Rising Summary

Ruin and Rising

by Leigh Bardugo 2014 350 pages

The Two Towers Summary

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 322 pages

The Poppy War Summary

by R.F. Kuang 2018 545 pages

Historical Fiction

The Well of Ascension Summary

The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson 2007 590 pages

Fire & Blood Summary

by George R.R. Martin 2018 706 pages

Baptism of Fire Summary

Baptism of Fire

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 349 pages

Polish Literature

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Summary

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

by Brandon Sanderson 2023 480 pages

Ship of Magic Summary

by Robin Hobb 1998 880 pages

The Dragonbone Chair Summary

The Dragonbone Chair

by Tad Williams 1988 672 pages

Stone of Farewell Summary

Stone of Farewell

by Tad Williams 1990 608 pages

To Green Angel Tower Summary

To Green Angel Tower

by Tad Williams 1993 1083 pages

Prince of Thorns Summary

Prince of Thorns

by Mark Lawrence 2011 373 pages

King of Thorns Summary

by Mark Lawrence 2012 449 pages

A Storm of Swords Summary

A Storm of Swords

by George R.R. Martin 2000 1177 pages

A Feast for Crows Summary

A Feast for Crows

by George R.R. Martin 2005 1060 pages

Rhythm of War Summary

by Brandon Sanderson 2020 1232 pages

A Wizard of Earthsea Summary

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 183 pages

Science Fiction Fantasy

The Grace of Kings Summary

The Grace of Kings

by Ken Liu 2015 640 pages

The Will of the Many Summary

The Will of the Many

by James Islington 2023 639 pages

Science Fiction

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