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
5694 Black Leopard, Red Wolf Marlon James 2019 Jamaican English
5783 The Well At The World's End William Morris 1896 British English
5812 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
5822 A Spell For Chameleon Piers Anthony 1977 American English
5839 The Wise Man's Fear Patrick Rothfuss 2011 American English
5853 The Grey King Susan Cooper 1975 British English
5855 Krabat Otfried Preußler 1971 German German
5862 Spindle’s End Robin McKinley 2000 American English
5862 Black Easter James Blish 1968 American English
5878 Ship Of Magic Robin Hobb 1998 American English
5892 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl 1970 British English
5943 Chu Liuxiang Gu Long 1967 Chinese Chinese
5945 The Compleat Werewolf And Other Stories Of Fantasy And Science Fiction Anthony Boucher 1969 American English
5945 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
5945 A Feast Unknown Philip José Farmer 1969 American English
5974 All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders 2016 American English
6023 Graceling Kristin Cashore 2008 American English
6031 The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe 1980 American English
6042 The Deer And The Cauldron Jin Yong 1969 Chinese Chinese
6061 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N. K. Jemisin 2010 American English
6085 Wizard's First Rule Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
6102 Wizard And Glass Stephen King 1997 American English
6132 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
6133 The Indian In The Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 1980 British English
6160 The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
6160 The Day After Judgement James Blish 1971 American English
6160 Jack Of Shadows Roger Zelazny 1971 American English
6217 The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 Chinese English
6226 The Bone Clocks David Mitchell 2014 British English
6230 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
6246 Jade City Fonda Lee 2017 Chinese English
6265 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
6268 Ariosto Chelsa quinn yarbro 1972 American Unknown
6327 Lord Brocktree Brian Jacques 2000 British English
6365 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
6365 Complete Works Lewis Carroll 1939 British English
6365 Early Romances William Morris 1890 British English
6365 The Poems Of William Morris William Morris 1868 British English
6365 Lilith George MacDonald 1895 Scottish English
6365 At The Back Of The North Wind George MacDonald 1871 Scottish English
6365 The Ring Of The Nibelung Richard Wagner 1876 German German
6365 Poems Of Bejamin Péret Bejamin Péret 1925 French French
6365 Puck Of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1906 British English
6365 Collected Poems Walter de la Mare 1920 British English
6790 Moreta Anne McCaffrey 1983 American English
6820 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin, Janet Song 2009 Chinese English
6868 The Dragon And The George Gordon R. Dickson 1976 American English
6877 The Stress of Her Regard Tim Powers 1989 American English
6926 Talking To Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1985 American English
6928 Gloriana Michael Moorcock 1978 British English
6942 Conan The Barbarian Robert E. Howard 1932 American English
6961 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
6967 A Stranger In Olondria Sofia Samatar 2013 American English
7015 In The Hand Of The Goddess Tamora Pierce 1984 American English
7024 The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker 2003 Canadian English
7026 The House With A Clock In Its Walls John Bellairs 1973 American English
7027 We All Love Glenda So Much And Other Tales Julio Cortazar 1980 Argentinian Spanish
7031 Many Waters Madeleine L'Engle 1986 American English
7031 Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey 1986 Irish English
7039 Grimus Salman Rushdie 1975 British English
7129 The Looking Glass Wars Frank Beddor 2004 American English
7149 The Woman Who Rides Like A Man Tamora Pierce 1986 American English
7152 The Malacia Tapestry Brian Aldiss 1976 British English
7164 George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl 1981 British English
7185 Dragonsdawn Anne McCaffrey 1988 American English
7256 L'enchanteur René Barjavel 1984 French French
7267 Renegades Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1989 American English
7282 Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce 1988 American English
7283 Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler 1980 American English
7286 The Dark Tower And Other Stories C. S. Lewis 1977 British English
7286 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
7312 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
7339 The Claw Of The Conciliator Gene Wolfe 1981 American English
7342 Castle In The Air Diana Wynne Jones 1990 British English
7399 Fledgling Octavia E. Butler 2005 American English
7408 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
7414 The Chronicles Of Amber Roger Zelazny 1970 American English
7436 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe 1982 American English
7437 All The Weyrs Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1991 American English
7437 Searching For Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1991 American English
7448 The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker 2013 American English
7449 Outside Over There Maurice Sendak 1981 American English
7455 Nifft The Lean Michael Shea 1982 American English
7489 The Stone Sky N. K. Jemisin 2017 American English
7524 Rats And Gargoyles Mary Gentle 1990 British English
7529 The Belgariad David Eddings 1982 American English
7532 Copper Crown Lane Von Herzen 1986 American English
7577 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
7577 Sorcerer's Son Phyllis Eisenstein 1979 American English
7585 Among Others Jo Walton 2011 British English
7590 Dragonfly In Amber Diana Gabaldon 1992 American English
7619 The Farthest Shore Ursula K. Le Guin 1972 American English
7622 The Chronicles Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1993 Irish English
7622 Calling On Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1993 American English
7654 Sabriel Garth Nix 1995 Australian English
7682 Waking the Moon Elizabeth Hand, Elisabeth Hand 1994 American English
7698 Jerusalem Commands Michael Moorcock 1992 British English
7726 The Summer Tree Guy Gavriel Kay 1984 Canadian English
7730 Bold As Love Gwyneth Jones 2001 British English
7732 The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro 2015 British English
7748 A Storm Of Wings M. John Harrison 1980 British English
7762 Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey 2001 American English
7771 Mort Terry Pratchett 1987 British English
7778 The Invisible Life Of Addie La Rue V. E. Schwab 2020 American English
7877 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
7885 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
7886 The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson 2002 American English
7934 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
7937 Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett 1988 British English
7939 The War Hound And The World's Pain Michael Moorcock 1981 British English
7953 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe 1983 American English
8028 Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
8032 The Queen Of The Damned Anne Rice 1988 American English
8096 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
8128 The Rage Of Dragons Evan Winter 2019 Canadian English
8158 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge 1980 American English
8160 The Worm Ouroboros E. R. Eddison 1922 British English
8174 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
8182 Always Coming Home Ursula K. Le Guin 1985 American English
8184 Witchmark C. L. Polk 2018 Canadian English