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
10426 The Day You Begin Jacqueline Woodson 2018 American English
10426 The Cruel Prince Holly Black 2018 American English
10463 Palimpsest Catherynne M. Valente 2009 American English
10469 House Of X Powers Of X Jonathan Hickman 2019 American English
10470 Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay 2010 Canadian English
10490 Jujutsu Kaisen Gege Akutami 2018 Japanese Japanese
10490 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
10498 The Vintner's Luck Elizabeth Knox 1998 New Zealand English
10497 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
10658 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
10663 The Ninth Rain Jen Williams 2017 British English
10704 Prince Of Thorns Mark Lawrence 2011 British English
10731 The Three Golden Keys Petr Sis 1994 Czech English
10744 A Master of Djinn P. Djèlí Clark 2021 American English
10749 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
10756 Bridge of Birds Barry Hughart 1984 American English
10756 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
10756 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
10769 Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 British English
10778 The Killing Moon N. K. Jemisin 2012 American English
10782 Бездна голодных глаз H. L. Oldie 1993 Ukrainian Russian
10782 The Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael Swanwick 1993 American English
10794 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10801 Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 Canadian English
10816 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
10838 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10846 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10849 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
10852 Skellig David Almond 1998 British English
10865 All Systems Red Martha Wells 2017 American English
10867 Such Christine Brooke-Rose 1966 British English
10867 Monsieur, Or The Prince Of Darkness Lawrence Durrell 1974 British English
10867 The Deadman’s Pedal Alan Warner 2012 Scottish English
10966 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English
10977 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
10995 When Dreams Travel Githa Hariharan 1999 Indian English
10997 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
10999 The Great Good Thing Roderick Townley 2001 American English
11002 Spirit Hunters Ellen Oh 2017 American English
11009 Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 1998 Russian Russian
11018 Paladin of Souls Lois McMaster Bujold 2003 American English
11018 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
11018 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
11023 Heroes And Villains Angela Carter 1969 British English
11027 On A Sunbeam Tillie Walden 2018 American English
11028 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11035 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
11035 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
11038 Blackwing Ed McDonald 2017 British English
11046 Jade War Fonda Lee 2019 Canadian English
11067 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
11052 Year Of The Unicorn Andre Norton 1965 American English
11052 Phantastes George McDonald 1858 British English
11084 A Walk Out Of The World Ruth Nichols 1969 Canadian English
11088 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
11089 Swords And Deviltry Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
11091 The Dancers At The End Of Time Michael Moorcock 1972 British English
11100 The Empress Of Salt And Fortune Nghi Vo 2020 American English
11103 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
11104 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
11105 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
11110 Middlegame Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
11133 The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, And Five Doris May Lessing 1980 British English
11167 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
11178 Daybreak On A Different Mountain Colin Greenland 1984 British English
11187 The Serpent Mage Greg Bear 1986 American English
11194 War For The Oaks Emma Bull 1987 American English
11200 Taltos Steven Brust 1988 American English
11202 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
11202 ...And Call Me Conrad Roger Zelazny 1965 American English
11202 The Song of Rhiannon Evangeline Walton 1972 British English
11202 The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart 1973 British English
11202 A Midsummer Tempest Poul Anderson 1974 American English
11202 Unfinished Tales Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien 1980 British English
11202 The Firelings Carol Kendall 1981 American English
11202 When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983 British English
11202 Cards of Grief Jane Yolen 1984 American English
11202 The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle 1986 American English
11202 Seventh Son Orson Scott Card, Patrick Couton 1987 American English
11202 Unicorn Mountain Michael Bishop 1988 American English
11202 A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason 1991 American English
11202 Briar Rose Jane Yolen 1992 American English
11202 The Porcelain Dove Delia Sherman 1993 American English
11202 Something Rich and Strange Patricia A. McKillip 1984 American English
11202 The Wood Wife Terri Windling 1996 American English
11202 The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye A. S. Byatt 1994 British English
11202 Tamsin Peter S. Beagle 1999 American English
11202 The Innamorati Midori Snyder 1998 American English
11202 The Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold 2001 Japanese English
11202 Solstice Wood Patricia A. McKillip 2006 American English
11202 In the Night Garden Catherynne M. Valente 2006 American English
11202 In the Cities of Coin and Spice Catherynne M. Valente 2007 American English
11202 Flesh and Spirit Carol Berg 2007 American English
11202 Lifelode Jo Walton 2009 British English
11202 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
11202 The Uncertain Places Lisa Goldstein 2011 American English
11202 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
11202 Tales from Rugosa Coven Sarah Avery 2013 American English
11202 Kingfisher Patricia A. McKillip 2016 American English
11202 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
11202 Snow White Learns Witchcraft Theodora Goss 2019 American English
11202 Or What You Will Jo Walton 2020 British English
11202 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
11202 The Kingdom of Kevin Malone Suzy McKee Charnas 1977 American English
11202 Owl in Love Patrice Kindl 1993 American English
11202 The Crown of Dalemark Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
11202 Passager Jane Yolen 1996 American English
11202 Hobby Jane Yolen 1996 American Unknown
11202 Merlin Jane Yolen 2004 American English
11202 Dark Lord of Derkholm Diana Wynne Jones, Magali Mangin 1998 British English
11202 The Folk Keeper Franny Billingsley 1999 American English
11202 Aria of the Sea Dia Calhoun 2000 American English
11202 The Ropemaker Peter Dickinson 2001 British English
11202 Summerland Michael Chabon 2002 American English
11202 The Hollow Kingdom Clare B. Dunkle 2003 American English
11202 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
11202 The Golem's Eye Jonathan Stroud 2004 British English
11202 Ptolemy's Gate Jonathan Stroud 2005 British English
11202 Corbenic Catherine Fisher 2002 British English
11202 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English