# The 10 Greatest Fantasy Books Released Since ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ Ranked

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-10-greatest-fantasy-books-released-since-the-lord-of-the-rings-ranked/
- Published: 2026-11-11T05:07:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T06:25:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/best-fantasy-books-since-lord-of-the-rings/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- The article ranks ten fantasy books published since Tolkien’s landmark trilogy.
- The examples range from epic fantasy to comic science-fantasy.
- The supplied excerpt ends partway through the ranking.

## Summary

The article ranks ten fantasy books published after J. R. R. Tolkien’s *The Lord of the Rings*, arguing that later writers have built on Tolkien’s influence with distinctive worlds and stories. It presents the books as notable successors to a series widely regarded as foundational to modern high fantasy.

The supplied text describes *The Name of the Wind*, about Kvothe recounting his life over three days, and notes that its trilogy remains unfinished. It also highlights *Dungeon Crawler Carl*, an eight-book science-fantasy series about an alien-run dungeon crawl, and Robin Hobb’s *Assassin’s Apprentice*, which follows a royal bastard trained as an assassin. The excerpt begins discussing Mark Lawrence’s *Prince of Thorns*, set in a post-nuclear-war Europe, but ends before completing the ranking.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.