Recs if you like The Lies of Locke Lamora...

I've noticed most fantasy lists are saturated with YA and romantasy books, but some of us crave adult high-stakes adventures. If you enjoy epic stakes, deep characters, and majestic world-building (without the distraction of romance) this list is for you. For series, I've only added the first book. 📖

Books where one of the main character(s) pretends to be someone they’re not—literally. Always open to suggestions!

Books that feels like a DND campaign - heists, quests, and adventures galore. These books have a big cast of misfit characters and plenty of action

books featured in the cozy video game “tiny bookshop”

books w/ full names in the title (mostly fiction)

(all-genres) fiction involving robberies. please leave recs!

fantasy that features stories and characters from criminal underworlds. think rival syndicates, gang leaders, thieving crews and elaborate heists, shadowy assassins, illicit dealings, and more.

Eclectic choices of stories to forget life sucks.

it happens to the best of us, you start reading a series that sounds so good and then at some point it just…stops, there’s no final book, no satisfying conclusion, nothing. sometimes this is a deliberate choice an author is making (cough, cough George!) or simply they could not complete the series due to life-altering circumstances.

as always, please drop any suggestions in the comments!!!

These books pick me up out of the real world and drop me right in the middle of their whimsical tale, much like getting captivated with a side quest in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

Requirements:

1. The Mc(s) is a tricksters or unreliable narrator who spends most of the book lying to, bluffing or otherwise misleading others or themselves.

2. They would continue lying even if they didn’t have to either they can’t help it or enjoy the game too much.

3. This causes situations that get unpredictable, chaotic or even completely ridiculous as the characters dodge or face consequences for their actions.

it’s dangerous to go alone. take this! books inspired by, about, or having a feel of a TTRPG.

Epic fantasy where battles, survival, and legacy drive the story. Love may exist in the background, but here it’s war, quests, and struggles that take center stage.

The top 100 fantasy novels according to the r/fantasy list as voted on by the community - this includes series (represented by the first book in the series) and standalones.

The list is in order with Middle Earth ( represented by Lord of the rings) being number 1 going down to the 100th.

(Note: Mistborn is position 8 while Cosmere is position 35 - as Mistborn is within the Cosmere I lumped it in with the 35th position so it is lower down than on the original list)

Pirate stories, grand adventures and quests for treasure and more

fantasy series that feature iconic duos or characters that complement one another and are a well-known pairing in their world.

A collection of litRPG books, or simply books that could be a side quest (or whole campaign) in DnD and other RPGs!

Dimension 20 first success, Fantasy High. 3 seasons of high school high jinks that can undeniable make me laugh even on my darkest days. Peak comfort seasons and you also get the banger of two spin-off seasons with The Seven and Pirate of Leviathan.

fiction books with a main character or featured side character that fits the D&D Rogue class (or at least mostly vibes that way)! here for the sneaking, the out-witting, the dastardly plotting. open to any recs and input!

Maybe the one piece was the friendships we made along the way.

These are all the suggestions the community graciously provided after I asked for friendship book recs (plus some of my own).

This list include all types of friendship dynamics from wholesome and life-affirming to toxic and obsessive. Enjoy!