Best Indie Fantasy Books

These books are the unsung heroes of the new wave of fantasy literature. Some make us cry,some make us laugh; they are all wonderful works of art that stir us to dream of other worlds.

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4.05 avg rating — 15,529 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 312 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 179 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 24,877 ratings
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4.32 avg rating — 7,346 ratings
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4.42 avg rating — 6,898 ratings
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4.37 avg rating — 7,437 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 633 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 8,509 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 305 ratings
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4.47 avg rating — 141 ratings
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4.55 avg rating — 319 ratings
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4.40 avg rating — 361 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 72,174 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 405 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 147 ratings
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3.69 avg rating — 472 ratings
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4.24 avg rating — 340 ratings
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4.47 avg rating — 5,736 ratings
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4.58 avg rating — 121 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 3,966 ratings
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4.36 avg rating — 149 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 1,783 ratings
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4.40 avg rating — 6,176 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 783 ratings
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4.51 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 11,278 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 2,503 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 227 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 166 ratings
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4.36 avg rating — 135 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 893 ratings
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4.49 avg rating — 260 ratings
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35

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3.91 avg rating — 29,296 ratings
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4.43 avg rating — 319 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 119 ratings
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4.47 avg rating — 72 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 922 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 3,031 ratings
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4.51 avg rating — 51,903 ratings
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3.97 avg rating — 125 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 8,091 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 3,350 ratings
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45

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4.11 avg rating — 257 ratings
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46

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3.96 avg rating — 516 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 273 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 734 ratings
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4.65 avg rating — 26 ratings
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51

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4.12 avg rating — 400 ratings
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4.41 avg rating — 372 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 83 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 53 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 358 ratings
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3.55 avg rating — 2,205 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 63 ratings
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4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 194,233 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 17,566 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 2,947 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 1,875 ratings
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63

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3.74 avg rating — 98 ratings
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63

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3.97 avg rating — 176 ratings
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4.63 avg rating — 146 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 122 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 198 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 2,946 ratings
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4.24 avg rating — 3,161 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 4,205 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 874 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 55 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 123 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 195 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 5,672 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 12,856 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 3,237 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 13,909 ratings
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4.42 avg rating — 122 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 2,937 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 510 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 337 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 193 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 458 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 395 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 943 ratings
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4.45 avg rating — 93 ratings
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3.97 avg rating — 217 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 409 ratings
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3.78 avg rating — 51 ratings
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4.32 avg rating — 9,038 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 118,383 ratings
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4.49 avg rating — 111 ratings
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3.55 avg rating — 538 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 161 ratings
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1,223 books · 1,546 voters · list created June 13th, 2009 by Kevis Hendrickson (votes) .
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Kevis 1711 books
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C.S. 31 books
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Shannon 60 books
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Maddie 680 books
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Ari 467 books
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Jen 91 books
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Christy 7410 books
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Kelly 316 books
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message 1: by Breanne (new)

Breanne Tiger saga all the way :)


message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

The Ballad of Young Tam Lin. New in October, romance, fantasy, superior writing, humorous and thoughtful.


message 3: by Tura (new)

Tura How is Emperor's Edge so high on this? It su... was not very good. Are the other ones on the top as good?


message 5: by Zippergirl (new)

Zippergirl Tura wrote: "How is Emperor's Edge so high on this? It su... was not very good. Are the other ones on the top as good?"

Emperor's Edge probably appeals to the lowest common denominator, it's accessible and a quick read. I didn't dislike it, but it tasted like fantasy-lite to me.


message 6: by Wolfgarr (new)

Wolfgarr its a shame a lot of people who put books on this failed to understand what INDIE means. "Indie Fantasy Books" <<


message 7: by [deleted user] (new)

Im doing a summer indie fantasy challenge so this list will help me immensely


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