If you liked Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and American Gods… here are some fantasy titles to consider reading next.

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville. Perdido Street Station is the first book set in China Miéville's fictional world of Bas-Lag and melds urban fantasy with steampunk-tinged science fiction. It parallels the expansive world building of Tolkien's Middle-earth and Martin's Westeros and Essos and, in another interesting connection, Perdido Street Station was nominated for the 2002 Hugo and Nebula awards for Best Novel, both of which went to Gaiman's American Gods. —Thomas Knowlton, Muhlenberg Library

Here's a non-fantasy pick for GoT readers: If you savored the intrigue, plotting, and parricide involved in the ruthless quest for power in A Song of Ice and Fire , its epic battles and detailed world building, you may enjoy Robert Graves's classic historical novels set in the early years of the Roman Empire, I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Graves recreates ancient Rome with the same care Rome that GRRM uses in creating the fictional Westeros, and I defy even the Lannisters or Littlefinger to best Livia and some of her Claudian descendants in any game of thrones. While there are no dragons in the Claudius novels, Graves does recount how elephants were used to great effect in the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 A.D. —Elizabeth Waters, Mid-Manhattan Library

Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series. This is detailed epic high fantasy with an ensemble cast of characters and a battle that will ultimately decide the fate of the world. It includes it's own unique system of magic and powers and strong amount of world building. —Stephanie Whelan, Seward Park Library

If you like Game of Thrones, you'll love The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. It's been years since I read it but I do remember a war, lots of magic, intrigue and a lot of characters to keep up with. —Allison Williams, Macomb’s Bridge Library

I'd recommend Deborah Harkness's Discovery of Witches series. The story centers on witches and vampires, but the world building reminds me of American Gods. —Jenny Baum, Jefferson Market Library

T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone. He did not create a new universe, but I love the way the eventual King Arthur learned life skills from experiencing life as an animal.  —Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Curator of Exhibitions

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