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
2401 The Lion of Flanders Hendrik Conscience 1838 Belgian Dutch
2401 The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby Charles Kingsley 1863 British English
2401 The 13 Clocks James Thurber 1950 American English
2590 The Mouse And His Child Russell Hoban 1967 American English
2591 The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson 2010 American English
2601 Stormbringer Michael Moorcock 1965 British English
2662 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
2662 The Wind on the Moon Eric Linklater 1944 British English
2692 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
2701 The Truth Terry Pratchett 2000 British English
2705 The Tombs Of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
2709 Alanna Tamora Pierce 1983 American English
2722 Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson 1955 American English
2781 The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis 1954 British English
2782 Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis 1951 British English
2783 The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis 1953 British English
2826 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Simon Armitage 2007 British Middle english
2844 The Blazing World Margaret Cavendish 1666 British English
2852 Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine 1997 American English
2868 The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice 1985 American English
2871 The Orlando Furioso Lodovico Ariosto 1516 Italian Italian
2871 Venus in Furs Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch 1870 Austrian German
2871 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
2871 Nine Unlikely Tales E. Nesbit 1901 British English
3031 Red Moon and Black Mountain Joy Chant 1970 British English
3102 The Broken Earth Trilogy N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
3121 Inkheart Cornelia Funke 2003 German German
3124 Dune Messiah Frank Herbert 1969 American English
3127 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
3129 Children Of Blood And Bone Tomi Adeyemi 2018 Nigerian English
3133 The Gods Of Pegana Lord Dunsany 1905 Irish English
3156 The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson 1999 British English
3166 The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 2011 American English
3181 The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe 1980 American English
3201 The Sword in the Stone T. H. White 1938 British English
3276 Children Of Dune Frank Herbert 1976 American English
3279 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 1996 British English
3283 All Fires The Fire Julio Cortazar 1966 Argentinian Spanish
3287 Gloriana Michael Moorcock 1978 British English
3323 The Well Of The Unicorn Fletcher Pratt 1948 American English
3331 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
3581 The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman 1997 British English
3593 Moominland Midwinter Tove Jansson 1957 Finnish Swedish
3619 The Stress of Her Regard Tim Powers 1989 American English
3627 Nifft The Lean Michael Shea 1982 American English
3633 The Dragon And The George Gordon R. Dickson 1976 American English
3664 Comet In Moominland Tove Jansson 1946 Finnish Swedish
3666 Finn Family Moomintroll Tove Jansson 1948 Finnish Swedish
3678 The Demon Mikhail Lermontov 1829 Russian Russian
3711 The Moomins And The Great Flood Tove Jansson 1945 Finnish Swedish
3716 Weaveworld Clive Barker 1987 British English
3732 Forest of A Thousand Daemons Daniel O. Fagunwa 1938 Nigerian Yoruba
3732 Out Of Space And Time Clark Ashton Smith 1942 American English
3732 The Compleat Werewolf And Other Stories Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Anthony Boucher 1969 American English
3732 Ozma Of Oz L. Frank Baum 1907 American English
3732 A Hero Born Jin Yong 1957 Chinese Chinese
3732 The Wandering Unicorn Manuel Mujica Lainez 1965 Argentinian Spanish
3732 Ariosto Chelsa quinn yarbro 1972 American Unknown
3732 The Day After Judgement James Blish 1971 American English
3732 Jack Of Shadows Roger Zelazny 1971 American English
3732 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
3732 A Feast Unknown Philip José Farmer 1969 American English
3732 Black Easter James Blish 1968 American English
3732 Day Of The Minotaur Thomas Burnett Swann 1966 American English
3732 The Eyes Of The Overworld Jack Vance 1966 American English
3732 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 1963 American English
3732 Three Hearts And Three Lions Poul Anderson 1953 American English
3732 The Broken Sword Poul Anderson 1954 American English
3732 The Castle Of Iron L. Sprague de Camp 1950 American English
3732 Conan The Conqueror Robert E. Howard 1935 American English
3732 Silverlock John Myers Myers 1949 American English
3732 The Book Of Ptath A. E. van Vogt 1943 American English
3732 Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey 1971 American English
3952 Circe Madeline Miller 2018 American English
3957 Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay 1990 Canadian English
3971 Ancillary Justice Ann Leckie 2013 American English
3973 Grimus Salman Rushdie 1975 British English
3996 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman 2008 British English
4028 The Malacia Tapestry Brian Aldiss 1976 British English
4047 Stardust Neil Gaiman 1999 British English
4066 The Dark Tower And Other Stories C. S. Lewis 1977 British English
4087 A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1998 American English
4089 Green Mansions W. H. Hudson 1904 British English
4291 The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey 1978 American English
4363 Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand, Elisabeth Hand 1994 American English
4351 Sorcerer's Son Phyllis Eisenstein 1979 American English
4386 The Summer Tree Guy Gavriel Kay 1984 Canadian English
4394 Nine Princes In Amber Roger Zelazny 1970 American English
4427 A Storm Of Wings M. John Harrison 1980 British English
4442 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
4498 The War Hound And The World's Pain Michael Moorcock 1981 British English
4529 The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen Alan Garner 1960 British English
4549 The Iron Giant Ted Hughes 1968 British English
4558 Trilby Charles Lomon 1894 British Unknown
4582 Badjelly The Witch Spike Milligan 1973 New Zealander English
4593 The Enchanted Wood Enid Blyton 1939 British English
4593 The Worst Witch Jill Murphy 1974 British English
4655 Rats And Gargoyles Mary Gentle 1990 British English
4676 Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe 1994 American English
4677 Six Of Crows Leigh Bardugo 2015 American English
4711 Tea With The Black Dragon R. A. MacAvoy 1983 American English
4714 Copper Crown Lane Von Herzen 1986 American English
4770 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl 1977 British English
4789 Jerusalem Commands Michael Moorcock 1992 British English
4791 Who Fears Death Nnedi Okorafor 2010 Nigerian English
4801 Krabat Otfried Preußler 1971 German German
4824 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl 1970 British English
4831 Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Edmund Dulac 1916 British English
4918 Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor 2011 American English
4923 A Spell For Chameleon Piers Anthony 1977 American English
4932 Redwall Brian Jacques 1986 British English
4932 The Wandering Fire Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
4932 The Darkest Road Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
4993 Out Of The Silent Planet C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
5002 Swordspoint Ellen Kushner 1987 American English
5048 This Present Darkness Frank Peretti 1986 American English
5070 The Lives Of Christopher Chant Diana Wynne Jones 1988 British English
5082 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 1982 American English
5086 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English
5188 The Balcony Jean Genet 1957 French French