Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
This week, the topic is Series I’d Like to Start/Finish/Catch Up On, so I decided to go with series I’d like to start. I know I have a huge TBR, so I went right to Goodreads and found 10 fantasy/sci fi series that have been on there a while. If anyone’s looking to do a buddy read for any of these, let me know! lol
1. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.
2. The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae
Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Holly Black, this enthralling fantasy adventure follows a teenage girl chosen to be the human sacrifice in a deadly game between three heirs who will do anything for the crown.
3. Skyhunter by Marie Lu
In a world broken by war, a team of young warriors is willing to sacrifice everything to save what they love.
4. Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
“A funny, fast-paced, and romance-dashed nautical fantasy, set in an alternate world of pirates, sirens, and myriad islands. Alosa, the 17-year-old daughter of an infamous pirate king, embarks on a dangerous undercover mission, allowing herself to be captured by a rival crew in order to retrieve part of a legendary treasure map.”
5. Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Two sisters.
One brutal murder.
A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself…
And an intoxicating romance.
6. The Greene Bone Saga
JADE CITY is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu.
7. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic, in the tradition of Ken Liu’s Grace of Kings and N.K. Jemisin’s Inheritance Trilogy.
8. Ash Princess Trilogy by Laura Sebastian
The New York Times bestselling series “made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir” (Bustle), Ash Princess is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.
9. Camelot Rising by Kiersten White
A fantasy series set in the world of Camelot that bestselling author Christina Lauren calls brilliant, reimagining the Arthurian legend . . . where nothing is as magical and terrifying as a girl.
10. Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a blockbuster fantasy series about a kingdom divided by corruption, the prince desperately holding it together, and the girl who will risk everything to bring it crashing down.
Have you read any of these? Which would you recommend? Are any of these on your TBR? Comment below!
My daughter loved #3. I hope you do too.
Thank you! The Marie Lu series sounds great. Definitely want to get to it soon.
I loved the first two in the Fonda Lee series. I’ve still got to read Jade Legacy though. I enjoyed Poppy Wars but haven’t read any of the others on your list.
Nice! I definitely want to pick up Lee’s series soon. And I’ve heard a lot of amazing things about The Poppy War, and I just read Babel and loved it.
I think that Babel is better. I got a bit bored with Poppy War as it seemed to be the same thing over and over. I suppose Babel might be like that by the time she gets to book 3 though 😃
I hope you love all of them!
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Thank you! 🙂
You have such a great list this week! It’s entirely made up of book series that I love combined with a few on my TBR. I’d definitely be down for a buddy read of Ash Princess or The Kinder Poison!
Thanks, Leah! I would love to do a buddy read with you. So fun!
That really would be!
Great! I’ll send you a message on Twitter, and we can set something up. 🙂
Perfect!
I’ve been thinking of doing a re-read of Tahir’s series so that I can finally finish it. You’ve also reminded me that I need to continue on with The Kinder Poison series! I read the first book when it came out and loved it but it was ages ago so will probs have to do a re-read of that before continuing on as well. And you know I’ve got TPW on my list as well 😂 After our Babel BR I’m scared for what Kuang’s gonna do to us in this trilogy 🙈
Hahaha me too. I’m sure it’ll break my heart like Babel did. And I’ll probably thank Kuang for doing it too. lol
Oooo The Kinder Poison – I love Holly Black so this might interest me. Daughter of the Pirate King series is on my TBR, as is Kingdom of the Wicked. Here is The Poppy War again…thinking this one needs to be added.
They all sound amazing – I just need to stop requesting new books on NetGalley so I can read the ones on my TBR. lol
I’ve only read the Ember in the Ashes series, but I LOVED that one! The Kingdom of the Wicked series is one I’d also like to start.
They both sound amazing, and I actually have physical copies of both. Maybe in 2023. lol
I have not read any of these series, but I hope you love them and find someone to buddy read them with, Julie.
Thanks so much, Carla!
Great choices! I read An Ember in the Ashes, which prompted me to buy the rest of the series, but I’ve yet to read it. It’s definitely one I’ll finish. Books rarely stick with me, but that one has! I also want to read The Greene Bone Saga. I’ve heard only good things about that one. I hope you can get to some of these soon!
Thanks, Dedra! I’ve heard such great things about both series – hopefully I’ll get to at least one of them soon. 🙂
I need to finish 1,5, and 9, but all of the others are ones I’m wanting to start, too.
Ooooh, maybe a possible buddy read in our future?
Daughter of a pirate king is so good!! I just finished Kingdom of the Cursed series also and really loved it! Great list 🙂
Thanks, Jamie! Glad to hear you enjoyed them. Makes me even more eager to read both. 🙂