8 Best Opening Lines in Fantasy Book History, Ranked

Fantasy novels have a serious amount of work to do before their stories can properly begin; they need to introduce unfamiliar worlds, establish an atmosphere, and compel readers to care about a story that could very well take place on an entirely different planet. However, some of fantasy's greatest authors can accomplish this before the first paragraph is even over. With only a single sentence, some fantasy novels tease something compelling enough to make readers desperate to find out what's next.