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
17162 The Way Of Shadows Brent Weeks 2008 American English
17162 Prince Of Thorns Mark Lawrence 2011 British English
17162 Duncton Wood William Horwood 1980 British English
17162 Palimpsest Catherynne M. Valente 2009 American English
17162 The Killing Moon N. K. Jemisin 2012 American English
17162 Blackwing Ed McDonald 2017 British English
17162 Middlegame Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
17162 Daybreak On A Different Mountain Colin Greenland 1984 British English
17162 War For The Oaks Emma Bull 1987 American English
17162 Taltos Steven Brust 1988 American English
17162 The Hills Have Spies Mercedes Lackey 2018 American English
17162 Dawnthief James Barclay 1999 British English
17162 The Serpent Mage Greg Bear 1986 American English
17162 Dun Lady's Jess Doranna Durgin 1994 American English
17162 Rise Of The Dragons Morgan Rice 2014 American English
17162 The White Tower Michael Wisehart 2017 American English
17162 The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, And Five Doris May Lessing 1980 British English
17162 Otherland Tad Williams 1996 American English
17162 Riverland Fran Wilde 2019 American English
17162 Updraft Fran Wilde 2015 American English
17162 Sister Mine Nalo Hopkinson 2013 Canadian English
17162 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente 2011 American English
17162 Flora's Dare Ysabeau S. Wilce 2008 American English
17162 Magic Or Madness Justine Larbalestier 2005 Australian English
17162 Valiant Holly Black 2005 American English
17162 The House Of Shattered Wings Aliette de Bodard 2015 French English
17162 Ash Mary Gentle 2000 British English
17162 Lavondyss Robert Holdstock 1988 British English
17162 Gráinne Keith Roberts 1973 British English
17162 The Knight Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17162 The King Of The Swords Michael Moorcock 1971 British English
17162 Hrolf Kraki's Saga Poul Anderson 1973 American English
17162 The Sword And The Stallion Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
17162 The Hollow Lands Michael Moorcock 1974 British English
17162 Death's Master Tanith Lee 1979 British English
17162 Outside The Dog Museum Jonathan Carroll 1991 American English
17162 Dark Sister Graham Joyce 1992 British English
17162 The Tooth Fairy Graham Joyce 1996 British English
17162 Light Errant Chaz Brenchley 1997 British English
17162 Indigo Graham Joyce 1999 British English
17162 Dusk Tim Lebbon 2006 British English
17162 Memoirs Of A Master Forger William Heaney 2008 British English
17162 The Once And Future Witches Alix E. Harrow 2020 American English
17162 The Bone Ships RJ Barker 2019 British English
17162 The Bitter Twins Jen Williams 2018 British English
17162 The Tiger And The Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky 2016 British English
17162 Cuckoo Song Frances Hardinge 2014 British English
17162 Somewhither John C. Wright 2015 American English
17162 Witch King Martha Wells 2023 American English
17162 Book Of Night Holly Black 2022 American English
17162 Battle Ground Jim Butcher 2020 American English
17162 House Of Assassins Larry Correia 2019 American English
17162 Son Of The Black Sword Larry Correia 2015 American English
17162 The Book Of Accidents Chuck Wendig 2021 American English
17162 The Twisted Ones T. Kingfisher 2019 American English
17162 Sleeping Beauties Stephen King, Owen King 2017 American English
17162 Souldancer Brian Niemeier 2016 American English
17162 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17162 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17162 The Coin Light Amidst Shadows 2007 Unknown Unknown
17162 Arthur And The Invisibles Luc Besson 2002 French French
17162 Telephone Tales Gianni Rodari 1962 Italian Italian
17162 Lilli The Witch Knister 1989 German German
17162 The Indian In The Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 1980 British English
17162 Inkspell Cornelia Funke 2005 German German
17162 The Three Golden Keys Petr Sis 1994 Czech English
17162 The Great Good Thing Roderick Townley 2001 American English
17162 Zoom At Sea Tim Wynne-Jones 1983 Canadian English
17162 The Girl Who Drank The Moon Kelly Barnhill 2016 American English
17162 Breath and Bone Carol Berg 2008 American English
17162 The Fallen Knight Alights Elias al-Diri Lebanese Unknown
16924 The Princess And The Goblin George MacDonald 1872 British English
16990 The Enchanted Castle Edith Nesbit 1907 British English
17162 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17162 Between Two Fires Christopher Buehlman 2012 American English
17162 Lapvona Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 American English
17162 Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
17162 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17162 Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross 2023 American English
17162 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17162 Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Eliezer Yudkowsky 2010 American English
17162 The House Of Hades Rick Riordan 2013 American English
17162 Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo 2016 American English
17162 The Drawing Of The Three Stephen King 1987 American English
17162 A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms George R. R. Martin 2015 American English
17162 Wind And Truth Brandon Sanderson American Unknown
17162 Tress Of The Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17162 Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 2023 American English
17162 Legends & Lattes Travis Baldree 2022 American English
17162 Daughter Of The Moon Goddess Sue Lynn Tan 2022 Unknown English
17162 Red Country Joe Abercrombie 2012 British English
17162 The Heroes Joe Abercrombie 2011 British English
17162 Last Argument Of Kings Joe Abercrombie 2008 British English
17162 Before They Are Hanged Joe Abercrombie 2007 British English
17162 The Children Of Húrin J. R. R. Tolkien 2007 British English
17162 The Black Prism Brent Weeks 2010 American English
17162 Dance Of Thieves Mary E. Pearson 2018 American English
17162 The Will Of The Many James Islington 2023 Australian English
17162 Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17162 The Tower Of Nero Rick Riordan 2020 American English
17162 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17162 The Ship Of The Dead Rick Riordan 2017 American English
17162 The Hammer Of Thor Rick Riordan 2016 American English
17162 The Sword Of Summer Rick Riordan 2015 American English
17162 The Blood Of Olympus Rick Riordan 2014 American English
17162 Eldest Christopher Paolini 2005 American English
17162 The Mark Of Athena Rick Riordan 2012 American English
17162 The Lost Metal Brandon Sanderson 2022 American English
17162 The Battle Of The Labyrinth Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17162 The Last Olympian Rick Riordan 2009 American English
17162 Rhythm Of War Brandon Sanderson 2020 American English
17162 Warbreaker Brandon Sanderson 2009 American English
17162 Song Of Susannah Stephen King 2004 American English
17162 Yumi And The Nightmare Painter Brandon Sanderson 2023 American English
17162 The Emperor's Soul Brandon Sanderson 2012 American English
17162 Elantris Brandon Sanderson 2005 American English
17162 The Waste Lands Stephen King 1991 American English
17162 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17162 The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 Polish Polish
17162 The Desert Spear Peter V. Brett 2010 American English