The Greatest Fantasy Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
8685 Heroes And Villains Angela Carter 1969 British English
8685 The Dancers At The End Of Time Michael Moorcock 1972 British English
8685 The Dreaming Dragons Damien Broderick 1980 Australian English
8734 Such Christine Brooke-Rose 1966 British English
8734 Monsieur, Or The Prince Of Darkness Lawrence Durrell 1974 British English
8734 The Deadman’s Pedal Alan Warner 2012 Scottish English
8734 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
8901 Harvey Mary Chase 1944 American English
8928 All Systems Red Martha Wells 2017 American English
8928 Бездна голодных глаз H. L. Oldie 1993 Ukrainian Russian
8928 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
8928 Tale Of The Troika Arkady Strugatsky 1968 Russian Russian
8928 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
8928 The Witcher Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
8928 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
8928 The People Of The Black Circle Robert E. Howard 1934 American English
8928 The First Book Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
8928 Dragons Of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1984 American English
8928 Dragons Of Winter Night Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1985 American English
8928 Dragons Of Spring Dawning Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1985 American English
8928 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
8928 The Wizard Of The Emerald City Alexander Wolkow 1939 Russian Russian
8928 The Chronicles Of The Deryni Katherine Kurtz 1970 American English
8928 Temnaya Zvezda Hroniki Artsii Vera Kamsha 2009 Russian Russian
8928 The Dreaming City Michael Moorcock 1961 British English
8928 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
8928 The Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael Swanwick 1993 American English
8928 The Golden Apple Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson 1975 American English
8928 Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 1998 Russian Russian
8972 Bridge of Birds Barry Hughart 1984 American English
8972 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
8972 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
8972 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
8972 On A Sunbeam Tillie Walden 2018 American English
8972 The Empress Of Salt And Fortune Nghi Vo 2020 American English
9121 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
9147 The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, And Five Doris May Lessing 1980 British English
9147 Otherland Tad Williams 1996 American English
9177 Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold 2003 American English
9177 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
9177 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
9212 Wolf Brother Michelle Paver 2004 British English
9237 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9237 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
9237 Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 2012 American English
9237 Year Of The Unicorn Andre Norton 1965 American English
9237 Daybreak On A Different Mountain Colin Greenland 1984 British English
9237 The Worm Ouroboros E. R. Eddison 1922 British English
9237 Ship Of Magic Robin Hobb 1998 American English
9237 War For The Oaks Emma Bull 1987 American English
9237 Taltos Steven Brust 1988 American English
9237 The Hills Have Spies Mercedes Lackey 2018 American English
9237 Dawnthief James Barclay 1999 British English
9237 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
9237 A Walk Out Of The World Ruth Nichols 1969 Canadian English
9237 The Serpent Mage Greg Bear 1986 American English
9237 Phantastes George McDonald 1858 British English
9237 Swords And Deviltry Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
9237 Dun Lady's Jess Doranna Durgin 1994 American English
9237 Rise Of The Dragons Morgan Rice 2014 American English
9237 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
9237 The White Tower Michael Wisehart 2017 American English
9301 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
9301 ...And Call Me Conrad Roger Zelazny 1965 American English
9301 The Song of Rhiannon Evangeline Walton 1972 British English
9301 The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart 1973 British English
9301 A Midsummer Tempest Poul Anderson 1974 American English
9301 Unfinished Tales Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien 1980 British English
9301 The Firelings Carol Kendall 1981 American English
9301 When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983 British English
9301 Cards of Grief Jane Yolen 1984 American English
9301 The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle 1986 American English
9301 Seventh Son Orson Scott Card, Patrick Couton 1987 American English
9301 Unicorn Mountain Michael Bishop 1988 American English
9301 A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason 1991 American English
9301 Briar Rose Jane Yolen 1992 American English
9301 The Porcelain Dove Delia Sherman 1993 American English
9301 Something Rich and Strange Patricia A. McKillip 1984 American English
9301 The Wood Wife Terri Windling 1996 American English
9301 The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye A. S. Byatt 1994 British English
9301 Tamsin Peter S. Beagle 1999 American English
9301 The Innamorati Midori Snyder 1998 American English
9301 The Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold 2001 Japanese English
9301 Solstice Wood Patricia A. McKillip 2006 American English
9301 In the Night Garden Catherynne M. Valente 2006 American English
9301 In the Cities of Coin and Spice Catherynne M. Valente 2007 American English
9301 Flesh and Spirit Carol Berg 2007 American English
9301 Lifelode Jo Walton 2009 British English
9301 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
9301 The Uncertain Places Lisa Goldstein 2011 American English
9301 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
9301 Tales from Rugosa Coven Sarah Avery 2013 American English
9301 Kingfisher Patricia A. McKillip 2016 American English
9301 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
9301 Snow White Learns Witchcraft Theodora Goss 2019 American English
9301 Or What You Will Jo Walton 2020 British English
9301 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
9301 The Kingdom of Kevin Malone Suzy McKee Charnas 1977 American English
9301 Owl in Love Patrice Kindl 1993 American English
9301 The Crown of Dalemark Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
9301 Passager Jane Yolen 1996 American English
9301 Hobby Jane Yolen 1996 American Unknown
9301 Merlin Jane Yolen 2004 American English
9301 Dark Lord of Derkholm Diana Wynne Jones, Magali Mangin 1998 British English
9301 The Folk Keeper Franny Billingsley 1999 American English
9301 Aria of the Sea Dia Calhoun 2000 American English
9301 The Ropemaker Peter Dickinson 2001 British English
9301 Summerland Michael Chabon 2002 American English
9301 The Hollow Kingdom Clare B. Dunkle 2003 American English
9301 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
9301 The Golem's Eye Jonathan Stroud 2004 British English
9301 Ptolemy's Gate Jonathan Stroud 2005 British English
9301 Corbenic Catherine Fisher 2002 British English
9301 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
9301 The Queen of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner 2000 American English
9301 The King of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner 2006 American English
9301 A Conspiracy of Kings Megan Whalen Turner 2010 American English
9301 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
9301 Vessel Sarah Beth Durst 2012 American English
9301 Doll Bones Holly Black 2013 American English