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Book series worth tracking

I built a tracker because the next book in a series is too easy to miss. These are the shelves I would hand to a friend first.

Best LitRPG series

Levels, loot, horrible choices, and enough books to make a sensible person clear their calendar.

10 LitRPG series that understand the assignment

Best progression fantasy series

For when a character learning one new thing is somehow more satisfying than a plot twist.

10 progression fantasy series for readers who enjoy watching the number go up

Best cultivation fantasy series

Sects, spiritual roots, impossible mountains, and one more breakthrough before bed.

10 cultivation fantasy series where power has a price tag

Best dungeon core series

You are the dungeon. The adventurers are the recurring customer complaint.

10 dungeon core series where the dungeon has office hours

Best monster evolution LitRPG series

Sometimes the hero needs a sword. Sometimes the hero needs more legs.

10 monster evolution LitRPG series for people who would like to become the problem

Best apocalypse LitRPG series

The sky opened. The System arrived. Rent is somehow still due.

10 apocalypse LitRPG series for when the tutorial goes badly

Best portal fantasy and isekai series

A new world is exciting until you have to learn its currency and which birds want to eat you.

10 portal fantasy and isekai series where the trip changes everything

Best time-loop fantasy series

The good news: you can try again. The bad news: you remember everything.

10 time-loop fantasy series that make every bad day useful

Best cozy fantasy series

There can be danger. It just needs to wait until after pastries.

10 cozy fantasy series for when you need a quest with tea breaks

Best magic academy fantasy series

The syllabus has spells, monsters, and at least one teacher you should not trust.

10 magic academy fantasy series with worse homework than yours

Best urban fantasy series

The city is familiar until you notice the vampires have better public transport.

10 urban fantasy series where your city has worse things hiding in it

Best grimdark fantasy series

Nobody is clean. Some of them are still worth cheering for.

10 grimdark fantasy series for readers who enjoy a little mud on the crown

Best romantasy series

There will be dragons, crowns, enemies, and somebody making a very bad emotional decision.

10 romantasy series worth rearranging your weekend for

Best dragon rider fantasy series

A dragon bond is the fantasy version of a life-changing group chat.

10 dragon rider fantasy series that understand why dragons are the point

Best space opera series

Big universe. Small crew. Catastrophic consequences.

10 space opera series with enough room to breathe

Best military science-fiction series

Somebody has to make the call. Then somebody has to live with it.

10 military science-fiction series for readers who like a plan under pressure

Best first-contact science-fiction series

We are not alone. This improves the paperwork exactly zero percent.

10 first-contact science-fiction series for readers who want the universe to answer back

Best post-apocalyptic series

The world ended. Human beings immediately started making committees again.

10 post-apocalyptic series worth carrying into the bunker

Best cozy mystery series

Murder is terrible. The tea is excellent.

10 cozy mystery series for readers who want tea with their alibi

Best historical mystery series

The alibi is old. The motive is not.

10 historical mystery series with crimes worth travelling for