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Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern is Anne McCaffrey's science fiction series, begun with "Weyr Search" (1967) and Dragonflight (1968), set on the colonized planet Pern where telepathic, genetically engineered dragons and their riders fight Thread spores falling from the Red Star.
Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦)
Dream of the Red Chamber (Honglou meng 紅樓夢, Story of the Stone), mid-18th-century Chinese novel attributed to Cao Xueqin; first 80 chapters his, last 40 by Gao E and Cheng Weiyuan's 1791 edition; center of redology scholarship.
Drums of Autumn
Drums of Autumn, Diana Gabaldon's 1996 fourth Outlander novel, follows Jamie and Claire Fraser in 1767 North Carolina while daughter Brianna time-travels from 1969 to find them; adapted as Outlander season 4.
Dying Earth
Dying Earth: Jack Vance's four-book far-future fantasy sequence (The Dying Earth 1950 to Rhialto the Marvellous 1984) and the eponymous dying-sun subgenre it named, source of D&D's Vancian magic.
Earth's Children
Earth's Children is Jean M. Auel's six-novel prehistoric series (1980-2011) following Ayla, a Cro-Magnon girl raised by Neanderthals in Ice Age Europe; over 45 million copies sold in 30 languages.
Earthsea
Earthsea is Ursula K. Le Guin's fantasy archipelago, setting of six books from A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) to The Other Wind (2001), centered on Ged, true-name magic, balance, and Taoist themes.
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (Okiraku Ryoushu no Tanoshii Ryouchi Bouei) is a Japanese isekai light novel series by Sou Akaike and Kururi, published by Overlap, licensed in English by Seven Seas, with a manga by Maro Aoiro and a TV anime that premiered January 2026.
Elder Race (novella)
Elder Race is a 2021 science fantasy novella by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor.com), told in alternating fantasy and science-fiction perspectives of princess Lynesse and anthropologist Nyr Illim Tevitch on Sophos 4; 2022 Hugo Best Novella finalist, second place.
Eldest
Eldest (2005) is Christopher Paolini's second Inheritance Cycle novel, published by Knopf; it follows Eragon's Rider training in Ellesméra and cousin Roran's flight from Carvahall, and became Random House Children's Books' fastest-selling title at the time.
Elric of Melniboné
Elric of Melniboné is Michael Moorcock's albino sorcerer-emperor anti-hero, created in 1961 as a deliberate anti-Conan, wielder of the soul-drinking sword Stormbringer, star of a six-novel saga and many adaptations.
Eragon
Eragon is Christopher Paolini's 2003 young adult fantasy novel, book one of the Inheritance Cycle about farm boy Dragon Rider Eragon and his dragon Saphira in Alagaësia. Self-published by his family, then acquired by Knopf, it anchors a series that sold over 40 million copies and spawned a 2006 film and a Disney+ series.
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (レプリカだって、恋をする。, Replica Datte, Koi o Suru) is a Dengeki Bunko light novel series by Harunadon and raemz about Nao, a replica who lives Sunao Aikawa's life until she falls in love; Yen Press licenses it in English.
Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest
Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest (不遇職【鑑定士】が実は最強だった) is a fantasy light novel by Ibarakino about Ein, whose Appraiser job becomes strongest via a spirit eye; manga finished April 2025, 16 volumes; 12-episode anime aired January–March 2025 on Tokyo MX.
F. L. Věk
F. L. Věk is a five-volume historical novel by the Czech writer Alois Jirásek, published between 1888 and 1906, following a merchant through the Czech National Revival and inspiring a landmark 1971 television series.
Fall of Giants
Fall of Giants (2010) is Ken Follett's historical novel opening the Century Trilogy, followed by Winter of the World and Edge of Eternity. Five Welsh, English, German, Russian, and American families live through World War I, the Russian Revolution, and women's suffrage from 1911.
Fifty Shades (novel series)
Fifty Shades trilogy by E L James (Erika Leonard), erotic romance begun as Twilight fan fiction under Snowqueens Icedragon; published 2011–2012, over 150 million copies sold, three Christian Grey retellings and a billion-dollar film franchise.
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Darker is E L James's 2012 second novel in the Fifty Shades trilogy (also the 2017 James Foley film and the Christian-POV retelling Darker). Vintage, 538 pages; Ana and Christian reconcile in Seattle.
Fire & Blood (novel)
Fire & Blood (2018) by George R. R. Martin is the first of two planned fictional history volumes of House Targaryen, written as the chronicle of Archmaester Gyldayn, covering Aegon's Conquest through the regency of Aegon III; source of HBO's House of the Dragon.
Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic, V.C. Andrews's 1979 Gothic debut, imprisons the Dollanganger children in their grandparents' attic; over 40 million copies sold, Dollanganger series, 1987 and 2014 film adaptations.
From Overshadowed to Overpowered
From Overshadowed to Overpowered (落第賢者の学院無双), also Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musou, is a Japanese isekai light novel series by Arata Shiraishi with manga and a 2026 EMT Squared anime about the talentless sage Ephtal reincarnated 400 years later into a world of declined magic.
Full Clearing Another World Under a Goddess with Zero Believers
Full Clearing Another World Under a Goddess with Zero Believers (Shinja Zero no Megami-sama to Hajimeru Isekai Kouryaku) is Isle Osaki's isekai light novel about weak mage Makoto and the goddess Noah; web novel 2018, Overlap Bunko 2019, 14 volumes, anime October 2026.
Gacha Girls Corps
Gacha Girls Corps (ガチャを回して仲間を増yss最強の美少女軍団を作り上げろ) is a gacha-isekai light novel series by Chinkururi; 9 LN volumes, manga by Syuu Haruno (Kaiten Books), TV anime January 2027 by Zero-G and Saber Works.
Gamers! (ゲーマーズ！)
Gamers! is Sekina Aoi and Saba’s Japanese romantic-comedy light novel series about students, games, and tangled relationships, adapted into manga and a 2017 PINE JAM anime.
Garden of Shadows
Garden of Shadows, also listed as the Dollanganger prequel, is V.C. Andrews' 1986/1987 novel told from grandmother Olivia Foxworth's perspective, completed by ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman and adapted by Lifetime in 2022 as Flowers in the Attic: The Origin.
Gardens of the Moon
Gardens of the Moon, by Steven Erikson (with world co-creator Ian C. Esslemont), is the 1999 first novel of the ten-volume Malazan Book of the Fallen, begun as a 1982 RPG campaign and a failed film script, shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award.
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Rabelais's five-book satirical giant cycle (1532–1564), also called Pantagruel; mock chronicle, humanist satire, Panurge's marriage question, oracle of the Bottle, banned but canonical.
George Miles Cycle
The George Miles Cycle is Dennis Cooper's five-novel sequence (Closer, Frisk, Try, Guide, Period, 1989-2000), written as a tribute to his friend George Miles, who died by suicide in 1987.
George Smiley
George Smiley is a fictional British spymaster created by John le Carré, first appearing in the novel Call for the Dead in 1961 and featuring in nine of his books.
Glen Cook bibliography
Glen Cook is a fantasy and science fiction author who wrote over 60 books, including the Black Company (1984). He composed his work while working at a General Motors plant.
Golden Son
Golden Son (2015) by Pierce Brown is book two of the Red Rising trilogy, following Darrow au Andromedus, the Reaper, a Red sleeper agent among the Gold elite; published by Del Rey, 448 pages.