Doddery old wizards, wart-encrusted witches, pyromaniac dragons, cryptic prophecies, over-ambitious Arthurian knights, smug fairies and sickeningly cute elves. Bring it on!!
	Pawn of prophecy by David Eddings (1982) First book in The Belgariad series
	The graveyard book by Neil Gaiman (2008)
	The magicians by Lev Grossman (2009) First book in the Magician series
	The book of a thousand days by Shannon Hale (2007)
	Across the nightingale floor by Lian Hearn (2002) First book in the Tales of the Otori series
	Assassin's apprentice by Robin Hobb (1995) First book in the Farseer series
	A wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin (1968) First book in the Earthsea series
	Throne of glass by Sarah J. Maas (2012) First book in the Throne of glass series
	Beauty by Robin McKinley (1978)
	The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (2011)
	The false prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (2012) First book in the Ascendance series
	Sabriel by Garth Nix (1996) First book in the Old Kingdom series
	Temeraire by Naomi Novik (2006) First book in the Temeraire series
	Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2002) First book in the Inheritance series
	Northern lights by Philip Pullman (1995) First book in the His dark materials series
	Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone by J.K. Rowling (1997) First book in the Harry Potter series
	The dark horse by Marcus Sedgwick (2002)
	An ember in the ashes by Sabaa Tahir (2015) First book in the An ember in the ashes series
	The fellowship of the ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954) First book in The lord of the rings series
	The poppy war by R.F. Kuang (2018) First book in the The poppy war series
	A court of thorns and roses by Sarah J. Maas  (2015) First book in the A court of thorns and roses series
	House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (2021)