This week's theme is a COVER FREEBIE...
so I decided to go with 10 Fantasy Covers From Favorite Fantasy Reads. These 10 novels are some of my favorite fantasy reads.... and they are all books I really want to reread this year and next.
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
(I'd also really like to reread Wishsong of Shannara and The Druid of Shannara.)
The Green Rider by Kristen Britain
Time of the Twins by Weis and Hickman
(Along with the other two books in this fabulous trilogy!)
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip
(Really I could happily reread ANY of her books.)
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
(One of the first adult fantasies I checked out of the library...I think I was 11 or 12.)
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn
Happy Reading (or in my case Rereading)!
Good picks. The Hobbit ... is good stuff & adventure. And I still need to read The Night Circus ! ... glad you liked it.
ReplyDeleteI loved The Night Circus!
DeleteThat's such a pretty edition of The Hobbit😁
ReplyDeleteIt was hard to pick a cover for that one because there are so many different covers out there. ;D
DeleteLove these! I've been wanting to reread Nine Princes in Amber for quite a while now. I read the first five books back in my college days and remember how much I loved them. I still need to read Daughter of the Forest!
ReplyDeleteI read them all, too. I just loved the whole idea of the cards and how you could bend roads to travel to Amber.
DeleteThe Hobbit is such a classic.
ReplyDeleteIt is!
DeleteI love these covers! I would like to reread The Hobbit too - I haven't read it for a long time. I still haven't read anything by Patricia A. McKillip but her books always sound good.
ReplyDeleteI love McKillip's books! Especially her Riddle-master of Hed trilogy. It's the best. :D
DeleteHow fun, I hope you find the time to reread them again soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to give myself permission to step back from my library books and reread one of my own books whenever the mood strikes...even if it means returning some of the library books unread.
DeleteLark, I understand completely! I have a series I have been wanting to reread this year, but still haven't because of library books, and trying to read my own books. No one is policing me, so not sure why I am policing myself, LOL!
DeleteI don't often read Fantasy, but I'm reading a *great* one at the moment called 'The Last Unicorn' by Peter S Beagle. Its VERY well written and often *very* funny!
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like a good one! I'll have to add it to my list. :D
DeleteFantasies have the absolute best covers. I'm slowly easing into to trying some true fantasy but haven't made too much progress. I need to add these to my TBR - especially The Bards of Bone Plain.
ReplyDeleteAll of McKillip's fantasy books have beautiful covers. I love her writing, too. :D
DeleteI haven't read any of these.
ReplyDeleteWell, if you're ever in a fantasy book kind of mood, these are all really good reads imo. :D
DeleteI loved the book A Darker Shade of Magic! But the cover took me an embarrassingly long time to understand. For Years I thought it was an upside down wizard with a white beard and pointy hat and big red robes 😂
ReplyDeleteIt does look like that! ;D Thanks for commenting.
DeleteA nice idea for a list. I've read The Hobbit. I need to read the rest of the series!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/top-ten-tuesday-cover-freebie-summer-covers/
I made it through the first two Lord of the Rings books, but got stuck in the middle of the third one.
DeleteI'm not a big fantasy reader, but I have read THE HOBBIT and THE NIGHT CIRCUS. Great covers!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Hi, Susan!
DeleteI thoroughly enjoyed reading, "The Night Circus".
ReplyDeleteIt was SO good! That's why I want to read it again.
DeleteFantasy covers are always either so lovely or terrifying. You picked the lovely ones.
ReplyDeleteI would read Summers at Castle Auburn for the cover alone!
It's a very fun fantasy story.
DeleteWhat a bunch of fun covers! I ought to reread The Sword of Shannara--it's been forever since I read that.
ReplyDeleteI love that whole series. :D
DeleteThis is so fun! I loved the Hobbit. I was just thinking the other day that I wanted to reread it. :D
ReplyDeleteIt's been ages since I first read The Hobbit...and I definitely need to pull it out and read it again. Next month!
DeleteIt's wonderful to re-read favorites! Hope you get to them and enjoy them all over again!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to make a point of it this year...and not just solely read library books. Because if I never read the books I own, why own them?
DeleteGreen Rider!!! Did I ever finish that series
ReplyDeleteI didn't finish the series...but I do love the first book! :D
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