If you liked Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and American Gods… here are some fantasy titles to consider reading next.
Hungry Cities Chronicles by Philip Reeve. Probably hard to find the first one but no matter, for the most part these stand alone. A future world where cities travel on wheels over a destroyed earth, eating each other for the limited resources. Quick paced and clever, clever,clever. Like Song of ice and fire, don't get too attached to a character—you never know how it will end for them. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. A trilogy where plot twists and turns in unexpected yet always just right ways. I finished the first one, turned back to the front and read it again. Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett. Five books, beginning with Wee Free Men, Wintersmith, Hat Full of Sky, I Shall Wear Midnight and Wise and Wonderful. Michelle Paver, Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. Blend of fantasy, legend or myth in a wonderfully realized prehistoric world. —Danita Nichols, Inwood Library
I would recommend Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series. These are heavy, HEAVY volumes filled with a story vast in scope. Something about Sanderson's writing makes holding even these 1,000+ page books easy to read, and his characters are crafted from the finest clay of human experience. The setting of Roshar resonates with a sense of deep, forgotten history and the glimpses into its past Sanderson provides are like artifacts found in a dusty tomb. The story is epic, the characters flawed human beings, the world fascinating, and the language draws even reluctant fantasy readers in. —Joshua Soule, Spuyten Duyvil Library