What would traditional fantasy be without a physical/metaphysical struggle between the forces of good and evil?

Do you want a party, or do you want a showdown? If you really want to enjoy your party, don’t let him in (if you can).

Don’t we love a good villain? In no particular order, here is the compilation of the most evil villains in fictional history.

But, if you enjoy such details as much as you enjoy the story, you’ll agree that Robert Jordan is the greatest fantasy author of all time.

And, to the die-hards who simply read this piece out of curiosity to see if their favorites made the cut, you’re free to bash my head (and my pen) in the comments section below.

Our hero always knows exactly where to touch our heroine to make her see stars, and this A-grade chemistry sweetens the deal.

There were some hits, some misses, and a few I wished I didn’t pick up at all, but I will spare you those.

While there are movies I would definitely watch again, there are some I wish I could scrub out of my mind (Black Friday, I see you).

Well, if you don’t read books and you happen to overhear a couple of us raving passionately about how hot Celaena Sardothien is or how daft Perrin Aybara is or isn’t, you need not call 911...