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
8736 Madouc Jack Vance 1989 American English
8736 Only Begotten Daughter James K. Morrow 1990 American English
8736 Last Call Tim Powers 1992 American English
8736 Glimpses Lewis Shiner 1993 American English
8736 Towing Jehovah James K. Morrow 1994 American English
8736 Godmother Night Rachel Pollack 1996 American English
8736 The Physiognomy Jeffrey Ford 1997 American English
8736 The Antelope Wife Louise Erdrich 1998 American English
8736 Thraxas Martin Scott 1999 British English
8736 Galveston Sean Stewart 1997 American English
8736 The Other Wind Ursula K. Le Guin 2001 American English
8736 The Facts Of Life Graham Joyce 2002 British English
8736 Tooth And Claw Jo Walton 2003 British English
8736 Soldier Of Sidon Gene Wolfe 2006 American English
8736 Ysabel Guy Gavriel Kay 2007 Canadian English
8736 Osama Lavie Tidhar 2011 British English
8736 Trouble The Saints Alaya Dawn Johnson 2020 American English
8736 The Jasmine Throne Tasha Suri 2021 British English
8736 Saint Death's Daughter C. S. E. Cooney 2022 American English
9009 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
9009 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
9009 A Little Hatred Joe Abercrombie 2019 British English
9009 The Trouble With Peace Joe Abercrombie 2020 British English
9009 The Wisdom Of Crowds Joe Abercrombie 2021 British English
9009 Jade Legacy Fonda Lee 2021 American English
9009 The Kingdom Of Copper S. A. Chakraborty 2019 American English
9009 The Empire Of Gold S. A. Chakraborty 2020 American English
9009 The Just City Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
9009 The Philosopher Kings Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
9009 Necessity Jo Walton 2016 Canadian English
9009 A Gathering Of Shadows V. E. Schwab 2016 American English
9009 A Conjuring Of Light V. E. Schwab 2017 American English
9009 City Of Blades Robert Jackson Bennett 2016 American English
9009 City Of Miracles Robert Jackson Bennett 2017 American English
9009 The Rosewater Redemption Tade Thompson 2019 British English
9009 Black Sun Rebecca Roanhorse 2020 American English
9009 Radiance Catherynne M. Valente 2015 American English
9009 Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire 2016 American English
9009 Down Among The Sticks And Bones Seanan McGuire 2017 American English
9009 Beneath The Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire 2018 American English
9009 In An Absent Dream Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
9009 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9009 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9009 Harrow The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2020 New Zealand English
9009 Raven Stratagem Yoon Ha Lee 2017 American English
9009 Revenant Gun Yoon Ha Lee 2018 Korean-American English
9009 The Burning God R. F. Kuang 2020 American English
9009 The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2015 American English
9009 The Monster Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2018 American English
9009 The Tyrant Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2020 American English
9009 The Bird King G. Willow Wilson 2019 American English
9009 The True Queen Zen Cho 2019 Malaysian English
9009 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
9009 Riverland Fran Wilde 2019 American English
9009 Updraft Fran Wilde 2015 American English
9009 Sister Mine Nalo Hopkinson 2013 Canadian English
9009 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
9009 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente 2011 American English
9009 Flora's Dare Ysabeau S. Wilce 2008 American English
9009 Magic Or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005 Australian English
9009 Valiant Holly Black 2005 American English
9009 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English
9009 The House Of Shattered Wings Aliette de Bodard 2015 French English
9009 Ash Mary Gentle 2000 British English
9009 Pyramids Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
9009 Lavondyss Robert Holdstock 1988 British English
9009 Gráinne Keith Roberts 1973 British English
9009 The Knight Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
9009 The King Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
9009 Hrolf Kraki's Saga Poul Anderson 1973 American English
9009 The Sword And The Stallion Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
9009 The Hollow Lands Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
9009 Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979 British English
9009 Outside The Dog Museum Jonathan Carroll 1991 American English
9009 Dark Sister Graham Joyce 1992 British English
9009 The Tooth Fairy Graham Joyce 1996 British English
9009 Light Errant Chaz Brenchley 1997 British English
9009 Indigo Graham Joyce 1999 British English
9009 The Scar China Miéville 2002 British English
9009 Dusk Tim Lebbon 2006 British English
9009 Memoirs Of A Master Forger William Heaney 2008 British English
9009 The Spear Cuts Through Water Simon Jimenez 2022 American English
9009 She Who Became The Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 2021 Australian English
9009 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
9009 The Bone Ships RJ Barker 2019 British English
9009 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
9009 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
9009 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
9009 The Dark Tower Stephen King 1982 American English
9225 Somewhither John C. Wright 2015 American English
9225 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
9225 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
9225 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
9225 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern 2019 American English
9225 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
9225 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
9225 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
9225 The Book Of Accidents Chuck Wendig 2021 American English
9225 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
9225 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
9225 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English