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
17117 The Killing Moon N. K. Jemisin 2012 American English
17117 Blackwing Ed McDonald 2017 British English
17117 Middlegame Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
17117 Daybreak On A Different Mountain Colin Greenland 1984 British English
17117 War For The Oaks Emma Bull 1987 American English
17117 Taltos Steven Brust 1988 American English
17117 The Hills Have Spies Mercedes Lackey 2018 American English
17117 Dawnthief James Barclay 1999 British English
17117 The Serpent Mage Greg Bear 1986 American English
17117 Dun Lady's Jess Doranna Durgin 1994 American English
17117 Rise Of The Dragons Morgan Rice 2014 American English
17117 The White Tower Michael Wisehart 2017 American English
17117 The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, And Five Doris May Lessing 1980 British English
17117 Otherland Tad Williams 1996 American English
17117 Riverland Fran Wilde 2019 American English
17117 Updraft Fran Wilde 2015 American English
17117 Sister Mine Nalo Hopkinson 2013 Canadian English
17117 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente 2011 American English
17117 Flora's Dare Ysabeau S. Wilce 2008 American English
17117 Magic Or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005 Australian English
17117 Valiant Holly Black 2005 American English
17117 The House Of Shattered Wings Aliette de Bodard 2015 French English
17117 Ash Mary Gentle 2000 British English
17117 Lavondyss Robert Holdstock 1988 British English
17117 Gráinne Keith Roberts 1973 British English
17117 The Knight Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17117 The King Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17117 Hrolf Kraki's Saga Poul Anderson 1973 American English
17117 The Sword And The Stallion Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
17117 The Hollow Lands Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
17117 Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979 British English
17117 Outside The Dog Museum Jonathan Carroll 1991 American English
17117 Dark Sister Graham Joyce 1992 British English
17117 The Tooth Fairy Graham Joyce 1996 British English
17117 Light Errant Chaz Brenchley 1997 British English
17117 Indigo Graham Joyce 1999 British English
17117 Dusk Tim Lebbon 2006 British English
17117 Memoirs Of A Master Forger William Heaney 2008 British English
17117 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
17117 The Bone Ships RJ Barker 2019 British English
17117 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17117 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
17117 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17117 Somewhither John C. Wright 2015 American English
17117 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
17117 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
17117 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17117 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17117 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17117 The Book Of Accidents Chuck Wendig 2021 American English
17117 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17117 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
17117 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English
17117 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17117 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17117 The Coin Light Amidst Shadows 2007 Unknown Unknown
17117 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17117 Telephone Tales Gianni Rodari 1962 Italian Italian
17117 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
17117 The Indian In The Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 1980 British English
17117 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17117 The Three Golden Keys Petr Sis 1994 Czech English
17117 The Great Good Thing Roderick Townley 2001 American English
17117 Zoom At Sea Tim Wynne-Jones 1983 Canadian English
17117 The Girl Who Drank The Moon Kelly Barnhill 2016 American English
17117 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
17117 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
16900 The Princess And The Goblin George MacDonald 1872 British English
16948 The Enchanted Castle Edith Nesbit 1907 British English
17117 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17117 Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman 2012 American English
17117 Lapvona Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 American English
17117 Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
17117 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17117 Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross 2023 American English
17117 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17117 Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Eliezer Yudkowsky 2010 American English
17117 The House Of Hades Rick Riordan 2013 American English
17117 Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo 2016 American English
17117 The Drawing Of The Three Stephen King 1987 American English
17117 A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms George R. R. Martin 2015 American English
17117 Wind And Truth Brandon Sanderson American Unknown
17117 Tress Of The Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17117 Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 2023 American English
17117 Legends & Lattes Travis Baldree 2022 American English
17117 Daughter Of The Moon Goddess Sue Lynn Tan 2022 Unknown English
17117 Red Country Joe Abercrombie 2012 British English
17117 The Heroes Joe Abercrombie 2011 British English
17117 Last Argument Of Kings Joe Abercrombie 2008 British English
17117 Before They Are Hanged Joe Abercrombie 2007 British English
17117 The Children Of Húrin J. R. R. Tolkien 2007 British English
17117 The Black Prism Brent Weeks 2010 American English
17117 Dance Of Thieves Mary E. Pearson 2018 American English
17117 The Will Of The Many James Islington 2023 Australian English
17117 Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17117 The Tower Of Nero Rick Riordan 2020 American English
17117 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17117 The Ship Of The Dead Rick Riordan 2017 American English
17117 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17117 The Sword Of Summer Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17117 The Blood Of Olympus Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17117 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17117 The Mark Of Athena Rick Riordan 2012 American English
17117 The Lost Metal Brandon Sanderson 2022 American English
17117 The Battle Of The Labyrinth Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17117 The Last Olympian Rick Riordan 2009 American English
17117 Rhythm Of War Brandon Sanderson 2020 American English
17117 Warbreaker Brandon Sanderson 2009 American English
17117 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17117 Yumi And The Nightmare Painter Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17117 The Emperor's Soul Brandon Sanderson 2012 American English
17117 Elantris Brandon Sanderson 2005 American English
17117 The Waste Lands Stephen King 1991 American English
17117 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17117 The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
17117 The Desert Spear Peter V. Brett 2010 American English
17117 The Daylight War Peter V. Brett 2013 American English
17117 The Skull Throne Peter V. Brett 2015 American English
17117 The Core Peter V. Brett 2017 American English
17117 The Time Of Contempt Andrzej Sapkowski 1995 Polish Polish