books recommended by Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick James Rothfuss is an American writer of epic fantasy. He is best known for his ongoing trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle, which won him several awards, including the 2007 Quill Award for his debut novel, The Name of the Wind. Its sequel, The Wise Man's Fear, topped The New York Times Best Seller list.

books recommended by Patrick Rothfuss

Last Updated Jan 31, 2024

Dune

Dune

Frank Herbert

1984

1984

George Orwell

Snow Crash

Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

Brave New World

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Ender's Game

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

The Hobbit

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Homer

Stranger in a Strange Land

Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A. Heinlein

Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

The Bloody Chamber

The Bloody Chamber

Angela Carter

Chronicles of Narnia

Chronicles of Narnia

C.S. Lewis

The Sandman

The Sandman

Neil Gaiman

Valdemar

Valdemar

Mercedes Lackey

Gun, With Occasional Music

Gun, With Occasional Music

Jonathan Lethem

Dresden Files

Dresden Files

Jim Butcher

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

One Thousand and One Nights

One Thousand and One Nights

Hanan Al-Shaykh

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn

Tad Williams

The Chronicles of Amber

The Chronicles of Amber

Roger Zelazny

Fault Lines

Fault Lines

Tim Powers

Earthsea Cycle

Earthsea Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

Riddle Master

Riddle Master

Patricia A. McKillip

Green Town

Green Town

Ray Bradbury

Dragonlance

Dragonlance

Margaret Weis

Riverworld

Riverworld

Philip José Farmer

Sword of Shannara

Sword of Shannara

Terry Brooks

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

The Belgariad

The Belgariad

David Eddings

Last Unicorn

Last Unicorn

Peter S. Beagle

The Riftwar Saga

The Riftwar Saga

Raymond Feist

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

H.P Lovecraft

Dragonriders of Pern

Dragonriders of Pern

Anne McCaffrey

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel

Ray Bradbury

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