Best Fantasy Books of 2008

Below you will find a list of the fantasy books published in 2008 that we enjoyed most. Click on a book title to read the full review.

Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson (A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen: Book 8)

So here we are for the eighth time and it just gets better and better. I found this book to be a bit less frenetic than The Bonehunters as it seems like Mr Erikson is getting things organised for t...

Published: 2008

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn: Book 3)

Tricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin while attempting to close the Well of Ascension, new emperor Elend Venture and his wife, the assassin Vin, are now hard-pressed to save the world. This a...

Published: 2008

Nation by Terry Pratchett

On the day the world ends... Mau is on his way home from the Boys' Island. Soon he will be a man. And then the wave comes - a huge wave, dragging black night behind it and bringing a schooner w...

Published: 2008

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book won the Carnegie medal for children’s fiction, and it deserved to win. The writing style, though easy enough for children, is very descriptive and distinctive.&...

Published: 2008

The Spook's Mistake by Joseph Delaney (The Wardstone Chronicles: Book 5)

The Spook’s Mistake is the fifth book in The Wardstone Chronicles, a series of novels for young-adults written by Joseph Delaney. As danger increases in the Country, Tom is sent north by his ...

Published: 2008

The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney (The Macht: Book 1)

Very rarely does an author manage to leave you heartbroken while still allowing you to have enjoyed the book you’ve read. Steven Erikson managed it in ‘Deadhouse Gates’ and Paul K...

Published: 2008

Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

Liga raises her two daughters in the safe haven of an alternative reality, a personal heaven granted by magic as a refuge from her earthly suffering. But the real world cannot be denied forever and...

Published: 2008

The Two Pearls of Wisdom by Alison Goodman (Eona series: Book 1)

Under the harsh regime of an ambitious master, Eon is training to become a Dragoneye – a powerful Lord able to command wind and water to nurture and protect the land. But Eon also harbours a ...

Published: 2008

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games: Book 1)

This is a book which will be enjoyed a lot by teenagers, as well as adults, to which it will have a certain resonance, having witnessed the explosion and possibilities of reality TV this last decad...

Published: 2008

Last Argument Of Kings by Joe Abercrombie (The First Law: Book 3)

In this much anticipated and last instalment of the First Law trilogy from Joe Abercrombie we find the answers to all our questions and some we didn’t even realise existed!...

Published: 2008

The Prophecy Keepers by Melaine Bryant (Prophecy Keepers: Book 1)

There is an ancient legend in the memories of the humans of Niwengeard, that a time will come when Darkness will fall upon the kingdoms of Earde and one will rise who threatens all species. It has ...

Published: 2008

Who is Charlie Keeper? by Marcus Alexander

‘Who is Charlie Keeper?’ is the shockingly paced fantasy novel that tells the tale of Charlie, an iron-willed, twelve year old girl suffering an unjust and unhappy fate. Forced to flee ...

Published: 2008

The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles: Book 1)

Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman on his way home from a good night out. At 13 years old, they and their mother are sold: Romulus to...

Published: 2008

The Way of the Warrior by Chris Bradford (Young Samurai: Book 1)

August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan – his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates. Rescued by the legendary swordmaster Masamoto Takeshi, Jac...

Published: 2008

The Way of the Sword by Chris Bradford (Young Samurai: Book 2)

One year of training in samurai school and Jack is in real trouble… He’s busy preparing for the Circle of Three, an ancient ritual that tests courage, skill and spirit to the limit. An...

Published: 2008

Echo by Terry Moore

The first volume – ‘Echo: Moon Lake’ was recently sent to me and I sped through it like a kid and a bag of candy. I couldn’t get enough of this brilliant book and it is near...

Published: 2008

Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl Series: Book 6)

Teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has a new mission – and this time it's personal. Artemis's mother is dangerously ill, and the only way to find a cure is for Artemis – w...

Published: 2008

Redheart by Jackie Gamber (Leland Dragon Series: Book 1)

Kallon Redheart lives with his back turned on his fellow dragons, on humans, and on everything he once understood. Riza Diantus is a young woman with dreams too wide to fit inside her village fence...

Published: 2008

Petrodor by Joel Shepherd (A Trial of Blood and Steel: Book 2)

Yes, you need to read Sasha before you read Petrodor. Will you be disappointed? Definitely not. Both books are different in ways that make reading them back to back enjoyable, but leave you with a ...

Published: 2008

The Toymaker by Jeremy de Quidt

What good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that? F...

Published: 2008

Truancy City by Isamu Fukui ()

The Truancy series is action-packed, exciting and with the last book, unexpected from start to finish. The whole Truancy series really holds a promise, the plotting already started in the first boo...

Published: 2008

Valour's Trial by Tanya Huff (A Confederation Novel #4)

Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr has finally been allowed to re-join Sh’quo Company and get back to fighting The Others with no politics involved. Before this she spent the previous books becoming...

Published: 2008

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Strangely told by a nameless narrator, The Gargoyle is a tale of love, pain, transformation and more. The narrator, is involved in a serious car accident causing horrendous burns to his body, forci...

Published: 2008