What is high fantasy? It’s a literary genre term meaning fantasy stories that take place in a world different from our own—one where magic exists, of course. It’s distinct from “low fantasy” or magical realism, which are genres where magic elements seep into our well-known and somewhat mundane world. Now that that befuddling distinction is out of the way, here are the 10 best high-fantasy books, ranked.
10. The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
(Del Rey)Obviously, the characters from The Last of Us haven’t read Anne McCaffrey’s The Dragonriders of Pern, else they’d know that there’s only one surefire way to beat mutant fungus: with dragons. Far in humanity’s spacefaring future, the distant planet of Pern has come under constant assault from an extraterrestrial fungus that has cut the world off from the rest of mankind. Reduced to a semi-feudal society, the inhabitants of Pern use what little advanced technology they have left and genetically engineer dragons to burn away the shroomy threat. Taking place over millennia, the series revolves around dragons and their telepathic connection to their riders. Part space opera, part fantasy epic, it’s a sciencey spin on a genre-favorite creature.
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