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
15 The Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1959 English English
23 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll 1865 British English
54 One Thousand and One Nights Unknown 800 Multiple Arabic
164 A Wrinkle In Time Madeleine L'Engle 1962 American English
166 Fairy Tales and Stories Hans Christian Andersen 1835 Danish Danish
167 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
174 The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis 1950 British English
182 The Once and Future King T. H. White 1958 British English
184 The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien 1937 British English
206 Watership Down Richard Adams 1972 British English
254 Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak 1963 American English
255 A Wizard Of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 American English
270 The Tempest William Shakespeare 1623 British English
277 Tarzan of the Apes Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 American English
324 The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis 1950 British English
328 The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster 1961 American English
370 Peter And Wendy J. M. Barrie 1911 Scottish English
393 Journey to the West Wu Cheng'en 1592 Chinese Chinese
418 His Dark Materials Philip Pullman 1995 British English
429 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum 1900 American English
507 The Princess Bride William Goldman 1973 American English
538 Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll 1871 British English
548 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl 1964 British English
573 Lud-in-the-Mist Hope Mirrlees 1926 British English
603 Household Tales Brothers Grimm 1812 German German
637 The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett 1983 British English
659 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban J. K. Rowling 1999 British English
693 Vathek William Beckford 1786 British French
715 Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory 1485 British Middle english
730 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling 2000 British English
731 King Solomon's Mines H. Rider Haggard 1885 British English
771 A Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
793 The Fifth Season N. K. Jemisin 2015 American English
796 Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne 1864 French French
828 The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley 1983 American English
853 The House at Pooh Corner A. A. Milne 1928 British English
904 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling 2005 British English
923 The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle 1968 American English
982 Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke 2004 British English
997 The Golden Compass Philip Pullman 1995 British English
1021 Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey 1968 American English
1023 The BFG Roald Dahl 1982 British English
1053 The Dark Is Rising Susan Cooper 1973 British English
1063 Jurgen James Branch Cabell 1919 American English
1065 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets J. K. Rowling 1998 British English
1128 Winter's Tale Mark Helprin 1983 American English
1141 The Last Battle C. S. Lewis 1956 British English
1157 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader C. S. Lewis 1952 British English
1186 American Gods Neil Gaiman 2001 British English
1188 Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones 1986 British English
1214 Mary Poppins P. L. Travers 1934 British English
1238 A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court Mark Twain 1889 American English
1240 A Voyage To Arcturus David Lindsay 1920 Scottish English
1241 She H. Rider Haggard 1887 British English
1246 James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl 1961 British English
1249 Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt 1975 American English
1270 The 13 Clocks James Thurber 1950 American English
1298 A Swiftly Tilting Planet Madeleine L'Engle 1978 American English
1310 Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie 1990 British English
1339 Outlander Diana Gabaldon 1991 American English
1343 The Owl Service Alan Garner 1967 British English
1348 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling 2003 British English
1381 The Lion of Flanders Hendrik Conscience 1838 Belgian Dutch
1392 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling 2007 British English
1393 A Hero Born Jin Yong 1957 Chinese Chinese
1480 Out Of Space And Time Clark Ashton Smith 1942 American English
1482 The Swords Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
1529 The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Unknown 900 Japanese Japanese
1541 Witch World Andre Norton 1963 American English
1546 The Dying Earth Jack Vance 1950 American English
1549 Good Omens Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman 1990 British English
1553 The Book of the New Sun Gene Wolfe 1980 American English
1567 Tom's Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce 1958 British English
1574 Stormbringer Michael Moorcock 1965 British English
1577 The Neverending Story Michael Ende 1979 German German
1578 Sandman Neil Gaiman 1989 British English
1635 Ronia, The Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren 1981 Swedish Swedish
1670 Conan The Conqueror Robert E. Howard 1935 American English
1676 The Crystal Cave Mary Stewart 1970 British English
1696 The Wind on the Moon Eric Linklater 1944 British English
1700 Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson 1955 American English
1712 Tirant Lo Blanc Joanot Martorell 1490 Spanish Catalan
1712 Amadis of Gaul Garci R. de Montalvo 1508 Spanish Spanish
1712 Heinrich of Ofterdingen Novalis 1802 German German
1712 The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby Charles Kingsley 1863 British English
1811 The Witches Roald Dahl 1983 British English
1856 Swan Song Robert R. McCammon 1987 American English
1883 Green Mansions W. H. Hudson 1904 British English
1897 The Book Of Ptath A. E. van Vogt 1943 American English
1909 The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman 2000 British English
1975 The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen Alan Garner 1960 British English
2005 The Mouse And His Child Russell Hoban 1967 American English
2013 Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis 1951 British English
2014 The Well Of The Unicorn Fletcher Pratt 1948 American English
2019 Forest of A Thousand Daemons Daniel O. Fagunwa 1938 Nigerian Yoruba
2052 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
2064 The Tombs Of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 American English
2074 The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis 1953 British English
2086 The Magician's Nephew C. S. Lewis 1955 British English
2089 Silverlock John Myers Myers 1949 American English
2091 The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis 1954 British English
2105 The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Charles Perrault 1697 French French
2108 The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams 1922 British English
2109 The Anubis Gates Tim Powers 1983 American English
2127 Mythago Wood Robert Holdstock 1984 British English
2139 The Castle Of Iron L. Sprague de Camp 1950 American English
2147 Momo Michael Ende 1973 German German
2189 Grendel John Gardner 1971 American English
2314 The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien 1977 British English
2358 The Demon Mikhail Lermontov 1829 Russian Russian
2366 Three Hearts And Three Lions Poul Anderson 1953 American English
2368 The Broken Sword Poul Anderson 1954 American English
2429 Swordspoint Ellen Kushner 1987 American English
2452 Five Children And It Edith Nesbit 1902 British English
2503 A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare 1595 British English
2526 The Brothers Lionheart Astrid Lindgren 1973 Swedish Swedish
2540 Reynard the Fox Unknown 1479 Multiple Middle dutch
2562 Olvidado Rey Gudú Ana María Matute 1996 Spanish Spanish
2587 Lost Worlds Clark Ashton Smith 1944 American English
2599 Parzival Wolfram Eschenbach 1200 German Middle high german