The Wheel of Time
A flawed masterpiece that scales the highest heights of fantasy, a vast cast centred on one man who stands as the balance between good and evil, creation and annihilation.
A Song of Ice and Fire
Warring aristocratic families tear their country apart, while monsters lurk on the edge of the kingdom.
Tigana
Beautifully written and highly emotive political and epic fantasy.
Deverry Series
Celtic mythscape where you’re swept on strange, magical, vividly imagined journeys through mystical hinterlands
The Warlord Chronicles
Arthurian romance set in Dark Ages Britain, with the romance tempered by gritty battlefield action and brutal violence.
Aubrey-Maturin Series
Utterly absorbing, immaculately written nautical novels set during the Napoleonic Wars. Magnificent.