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
4274 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
4274 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
4274 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
4274 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
4274 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
4274 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
4274 The Wandering Fire Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
4274 The Darkest Road Guy Gavriel Kay 1986 Canadian English
4274 Tea With The Black Dragon R. A. MacAvoy 1983 American English
4274 The War Hound And The World's Pain Michael Moorcock 1981 British English
4274 A Storm Of Wings M. John Harrison 1980 British English
4274 Ariosto Chelsa quinn yarbro 1972 American Unknown
4274 Sorcerer's Son Phyllis Eisenstein 1979 American English
4274 The Malacia Tapestry Brian Aldiss 1976 British English
4274 Grimus Salman Rushdie 1975 British English
4274 The Day After Judgement James Blish 1971 American English
4274 Jack Of Shadows Roger Zelazny 1971 American English
4274 The Phoenix And The Mirror Avram Davidson 1969 American English
4274 A Feast Unknown Philip José Farmer 1969 American English
4274 Black Easter James Blish 1968 American English
4274 The Swords Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1968 American English
4274 Day Of The Minotaur Thomas Burnett Swann 1966 American English
4274 The Eyes Of The Overworld Jack Vance 1966 American English
4274 Stormbringer Michael Moorcock 1965 British English
4274 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 1963 American English
4274 Three Hearts And Three Lions Poul Anderson 1953 American English
4274 The Broken Sword Poul Anderson 1954 American English
4274 The Castle Of Iron L. Sprague de Camp 1950 American English
4274 Conan The Conqueror Robert E. Howard 1935 American English
4274 Silverlock John Myers Myers 1949 American English
4274 The Book Of Ptath A. E. van Vogt 1943 American English
4717 Gardens Of The Moon Steven Erikson 1999 Canadian English
4720 Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey 2001 American English
4732 The Claw Of The Conciliator Gene Wolfe 1981 American English
4732 The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe 1982 American English
4734 Out Of The Silent Planet C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
4745 A Spell For Chameleon Piers Anthony 1977 American English
4827 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
4834 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley 1982 American English
4840 The Amulet of Samarkand Jonathan Stroud 2003 British English
4852 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl 1977 British English
4852 The Well At The World's End William Morris 1896 British English
4967 Always Coming Home Ursula K. Le Guin 1985 American English
5043 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe 1983 American English
5081 Reynard the Fox Unknown 1479 Multiple Middle dutch
5307 The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen Alan Garner 1960 British English
5343 The Iron Giant Ted Hughes 1968 British English
5371 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
5374 Trilby Charles Lomon 1894 British Unknown
5385 Wizard And Glass Stephen King 1997 American English
5401 Solo Leveling 02 Dubu, CHUGONG 2020 Korean Korean
5410 Words Of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer 2014 American English
5409 Lord Brocktree Brian Jacques 2000 British English
5447 Badjelly The Witch Spike Milligan 1973 New Zealander English
5451 The Looking Glass Wars Frank Beddor 2004 American English
5453 The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker 2003 Canadian English
5487 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
5462 House Of Sky And Breath Sarah J. Maas 2022 American English
5565 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
5569 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
5580 Mort Terry Pratchett 1987 British English
5581 Krabat Otfried Preußler 1971 German German
5582 Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
5607 A Princess Of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 American English
5611 Reaper Man Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
5613 George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl 1981 British English
5615 Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett 1988 British English
5625 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
5628 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
5629 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
5631 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
5640 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
5647 Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl 1970 British English
5654 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
5656 Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Edmund Dulac 1916 British English
5656 Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018 American English
5656 Fledgling Octavia E. Butler 2005 American English
5656 Wild Seed Octavia E. Butler 1980 American English
5741 The Lies Of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 2006 American English
5759 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
5772 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge 1980 American English
5782 The Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll 1876 British English
5931 La Horde Du Contrevent Alain Damasio 2004 French French
5954 City Alessandro Baricco 1999 Italian Italian
5969 L'enchanteur René Barjavel 1984 French French
6065 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
6081 We All Love Glenda So Much And Other Tales Julio Cortazar 1980 Argentinian Spanish
6128 The Belgariad David Eddings 1982 American English
6144 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
6145 Outside Over There Maurice Sendak 1981 American English
6145 Yvain Chrétien de Troyes 1177 French Old french
6145 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
6145 Complete Works Lewis Carroll 1939 British English
6145 Early Romances William Morris 1890 British English
6145 The Poems Of William Morris William Morris 1868 British English
6145 Lilith George MacDonald 1895 Scottish English
6145 At The Back Of The North Wind George MacDonald 1871 Scottish English
6145 The Ring Of The Nibelung Richard Wagner 1876 German German
6145 The Balcony Jean Genet 1957 French French
6145 Poems Of Bejamin Péret Bejamin Péret 1925 French French
6145 Puck Of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1906 British English
6145 Collected Poems Walter de la Mare 1920 British English
6145 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
7033 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
7038 Български народни приказки Angel Karaliichev 1961 Bulgarian Bulgarian
7041 The Coin Light Amidst Shadows 2007 Unknown Unknown
7048 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
7050 Telephone Tales Gianni Rodari 1962 Italian Italian
7052 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
7053 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
7062 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
7085 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
7089 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
7094 Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis 1951 British English
7094 The Silver Chair C. S. Lewis 1953 British English
7094 The Horse and His Boy C. S. Lewis 1954 British English
7094 A Wind In The Door Madeleine L'Engle 1973 American English
7094 Many Waters Madeleine L'Engle 1986 American English
7094 Moreta Anne McCaffrey 1983 American English
7094 Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey 1986 Irish English