My favorite genre of book to read is Fantasy: basically swords, magic, monsters, and a world created entirely by the author. The genre itself is pretty vast but I have a pretty large list of book series, whether they are already completed or still in the works, that people who enjoy this genre should definitely look into. I'm going to just give y'all five of my personal favorite book series.

1. "Game of Thrones" - George R.R. Martin

With season six of the television series starting now and five books completed already this is definitely one to look into. The television series is also now completely caught up with the books. This means that if you're like me and have read the first five books and you're dying to know what happens next you better watch season six. The next book will be titled "The Winds of Winter" but still does not have a solid release date and might not be out until 2017. Still, the first five books are definitely worth the read.

2. "The Wheel of Time" - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

So, I'll be up front with you. If anyone decides to read this series, then they should know it is a serious commitment. With 14 books in this completed series ranging anywhere from about 670 to 1000 pages, it could easily take you a whole year to finish this series. Originally this series was written by Robert Jordan who sadly passed away before finishing it. Luckily for the fans, another author by the name of Brandon Sanderson with a similar writing style finished the series for the fans. This is my all time favorite book series and it is what made me want to be a writer.

3. "The Stormlight Archive" - Brandon Sanderson

This is a book series that, when completed, will be competing with "The Wheel of Time" for my favorite book series. There are currently only two books in this series but it is simply amazing. Brandon Sanderson, as I said previously, was the author who completed the "Wheel of Time" series and I didn't fully appreciate his writing style until I started these books. What is really amazing about Sanderson's writing, however, is that every series he writes is connected in the same universe. The books themselves may take place on different planets, but there are connections between them.

4. "The Mistborn Trilogy" - Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is definitely prevalent in the book series that I like to read. "The Mistborn Trilogy" is a good book series to read if you want a new twist on the mystical powers in most fantasy novels. If you read the three books in this trilogy and enjoy them then there is a second trilogy set on the same planet 300 years in the future. However, a warning for this trilogy is that as I read each book there were some serious plot twists that left me amazed and stunned. There are some seriously unexpected occurrences within this trilogy.

5. "The Guadel Chronicles" - Dean Murray

This book series is one that I actually discovered because the first book was free on Kindle a couple of years ago. This series is definitely more of a young adult fantasy novel, so directed toward the ages of 13 to 18 or so, but it is still very well written. This series is definitely for people who like good old-fashioned magic and swords without any twists a to how the powers work. There are four full books in this series and a fifth book that is focused on a character other than the protagonist. These are the books you should probably read if you don't have the time to commit to the much longer book series.