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
4063 Black Easter James Blish 1968 American English
4063 The Swords Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
4063 Day Of The Minotaur Thomas Burnett Swann 1966 American English
4063 The Eyes Of The Overworld Jack Vance 1966 American English
4063 Stormbringer Michael Moorcock 1965 British English
4063 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 1963 American English
4063 Three Hearts And Three Lions Poul Anderson 1953 American English
4063 The Broken Sword Poul Anderson 1954 American English
4063 The Castle Of Iron L. Sprague de Camp 1950 American English
4063 Conan The Conqueror Robert E. Howard 1935 American English
4063 Silverlock John Myers Myers 1949 American English
4063 The Book Of Ptath A. E. van Vogt 1943 American English
4530 The Blazing World Margaret Cavendish 1666 British English
4531 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
4532 The Gods Of Pegana Lord Dunsany 1905 Irish English
4646 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
4653 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 1982 American English
4669 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl 1977 British English
4792 The Claw Of The Conciliator Gene Wolfe 1981 American English
4792 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe 1982 American English
4798 Always Coming Home Ursula K. Le Guin 1985 American English
4813 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe 1983 American English
4891 Wizard's First Rule Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
4909 Reynard the Fox Unknown 1479 Multiple Middle dutch
4909 The Talisman Sir Walter Scott 1825 Scottish English
5068 The House in the Cerulean Sea Tj Klune 2020 American English
5153 The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen Alan Garner 1960 British English
5188 The Iron Giant Ted Hughes 1968 British English
5215 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
5217 Trilby Charles Lomon 1894 British Unknown
5233 Wizard And Glass Stephen King 1997 American English
5242 Solo Leveling 02 Dubu, CHUGONG 2020 Korean Korean
5251 Words Of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer 2014 American English
5252 Lord Brocktree Brian Jacques 2000 British English
5293 Badjelly The Witch Spike Milligan 1973 New Zealander English
5300 The Looking Glass Wars Frank Beddor 2004 American English
5295 The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker 2003 Canadian English
5330 This Is How You Lose The Time War Amal El Mohtar, Max Gladstone 2019 Multiple English
5324 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
5314 House Of Sky And Breath Sarah J. Maas 2022 American English
5397 A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court Mark Twain 1889 American English
5417 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
5420 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
5434 Mort Terry Pratchett 1987 British English
5435 Krabat Otfried Preußler 1971 German German
5436 Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
5461 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
5463 George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl 1981 British English
5465 Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett 1988 British English
5473 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
5475 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
5476 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
5478 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
5488 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
5496 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl 1970 British English
5503 Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Edmund Dulac 1916 British English
5501 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
5503 Fledgling Octavia E. Butler 2005 American English
5581 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
5598 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
5611 The Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll 1876 British English
5611 Nine Princes In Amber Roger Zelazny 1970 American English
5729 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
5776 La Horde Du Contrevent Alain Damasio 2004 French French
5799 City Alessandro Baricco 1999 Italian Italian
5814 L'enchanteur René Barjavel 1984 French French
5910 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
5926 We All Love Glenda So Much And Other Tales Julio Cortazar 1980 Argentinian Spanish
5926 Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey 1971 American English
5926 The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey 1978 American English
5989 The Well At The World's End William Morris 1896 British English
5997 The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker 2013 American English
6001 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
6002 Outside Over There Maurice Sendak 1981 American English
6002 Yvain Chrétien de Troyes 1177 French Old french
6002 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
6002 Complete Works Lewis Carroll 1939 British English
6002 Early Romances William Morris 1890 British English
6002 The Poems Of William Morris William Morris 1868 British English
6002 Lilith George MacDonald 1895 Scottish English
6002 At The Back Of The North Wind George MacDonald 1871 Scottish English
6002 The Ring Of The Nibelung Richard Wagner 1876 German German
6002 The Balcony Jean Genet 1957 French French
6002 Poems Of Bejamin Péret Bejamin Péret 1925 French French
6002 Puck Of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1906 British English
6002 Collected Poems Walter de la Mare 1920 British English
6002 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
6887 Ninth House Leigh Bardugo 2019 American English
6889 Among Others Jo Walton 2011 British English
6921 Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis 1951 British English
6921 The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis 1953 British English
6921 The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis 1954 British English
6921 A Wind In The Door Madeleine L'Engle 1973 American English
6921 Many Waters Madeleine L'Engle 1986 American English
6921 Moreta Anne McCaffrey 1983 American English
6921 Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey 1986 Irish English
6921 Dragonsdawn Anne McCaffrey 1988 American English
6921 Renegades Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1989 American English
6921 All The Weyrs Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1991 American English
6921 The Chronicles Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1993 Irish English
6921 Searching For Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1991 American English
6921 Calling On Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1993 American English
6921 Talking To Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1985 American English
6921 Castle In The Air Diana Wynne Jones 1990 British English
6921 House Of Many Ways Diana Wynne Jones 2008 British English
7083 Gardens Of The Moon Steven Erikson 1999 Canadian English
7086 Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey 2001 American English
7094 Out Of The Silent Planet C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
7102 Jujutsu Kaisen Gege Akutami 2018 Japanese Japanese
7102 Demon Slayer Koyoharu Gotouge 2016 Japanese Japanese
7102 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
7102 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
7102 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
7102 Gobbolino The Witch's Cat Ursula Williams 1942 British English
7102 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
7282 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
7298 Left Foot, Right Nalo Hopkinson 1996 Canadian Unknown
7299 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
7308 Spirit Hunters Ellen Oh 2017 American English
7309 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English