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 Daylight War Peter V. Brett 2013 American English
17162 The Skull Throne Peter V. Brett 2015 American English
17162 The Core Peter V. Brett 2017 American English
17162 The Time Of Contempt Andrzej Sapkowski 1995 Polish Polish
17162 Sword Of Destiny Andrzej Sapkowski 1992 Polish Polish
17162 Baptism Of Fire Andrzej Sapkowski 1996 Polish Polish
17162 From The Dust Returned Ray Bradbury 2001 American English
17162 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Paula Guran 2010 American English
17162 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17162 Wildfire Ilona Andrews 2017 American English
17162 Fortunately, The Milk Neil Gaiman 2013 British English
17162 The First Law Trilogy Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
17162 Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy 2007 Irish English
17162 Vita Nostra Marina Dyachenko 2007 Ukrainian Russian
17162 The Sandman, Vol. 5 Neil Gaiman 1993 British English
17162 The Sandman, Vol. 4 Neil Gaiman 1992 British English
17162 Preludes & Nocturnes Neil Gaiman 1989 British English
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind Hayao Miyazaki 1982 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 1990 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Simoqin Prophecies Samit Basu 2003 Indian English
17162 The Manticore's Secret Samit Basu 2005 Indian English
17162 The Unwaba Revelations Samit Basu 2007 Indian English
17162 The Long Dark Tea Time Of The Soul Douglas Adams 1988 British English
17162 The Alchemaster's Apprentice Walter Moers 2007 German German
17162 Rumo Walter Moers 2003 German German
17162 The City Of Dreaming Books Walter Moers 2004 German German
17162 Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman 2017 British English
17162 Dragonsong Anne McCaffrey 1976 American English
17162 The Golden Key Melanie Rawn 1996 American English
17162 Vengeful V. E. Schwab 2018 American English
17162 Tales From Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin 2001 American English
17162 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Richard R. George 1976 Unknown English
16862 Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator Roald Dahl 1972 British English
17162 The Book Of Lost Things John Connolly 2006 Irish English
17162 Hellboy, Vol. 1 Mike Mignola 1994 American English
16908 Reinações De Narizinho Monteiro Lobato 1920 Brazilian Portuguese
17162 The Magician's Land Lev Grossman 2014 American English
17162 La Belle Sauvage Philip Pullman 2017 British English
17162 Kings Of The Wyld Nicholas Eames 2017 Canadian English
17162 Fool Moon Jim Butcher 2001 American English
17162 Red Seas Under Red Skies Scott Lynch 2007 American English
17162 The Diviners Libba Bray 2012 American English
17162 Johannes Cabal The Necromancer Jonathan L. Howard 2009 British English
17162 Rakesfall Vajra Chandrasekera 2024 Unknown English
17162 Clouds In Space Teresa Robeson 2024 Unknown English
17162 A Magical Girl Retires Park Seolyeon 2024 Unknown English
17162 Somewhere Beyond The Sea Tj Klune 2024 Unknown English
17162 Children Of Anguish And Anarchy Tomi Adeyemi 2024 American English
17162 The Mars House Natasha Pulley 2024 Unknown English
17162 An Academy For Liars Alexis Henderson 2024 Unknown English
17162 Not Quite A Ghost Anne Ursu 2024 Unknown English
17162 Queen Of Dreams Kit Rocha 2024 Unknown English
17162 Swordcrossed Freya Marske 2024 Unknown English
17162 The City In Glass Nghi Vo 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Deep Dark Molly Knox Ostertag 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Diablo's Curse Gabe Cole Novoa 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Lotus Empire Tasha Suri 2024 British English
17162 The Voyage Home Pat Barker 2024 British English
17162 The God And The Gumiho Sophie Kim 2024 Unknown English
17162 Lost Ark Dreaming Suyi Davies Okungbowa 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Scholar And The Last Faerie Door H.G. Parry 2024 Unknown English
17162 Aerth Deborah Tomkins 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Hell And Back Craig Johnson 2022 American English
17162 Saga, Volume 4 Brian K. Vaughan 2014 American English
17162 Naruto, Vol. 1 Masashi Kishimoto 1999 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Archer's Tale Bernard Cornwell 2000 British English
17162 Lost Wonders Tom Lathan 2024 Unknown English
17162 Firelight John Morrissey 2023 Unknown English
17162 Enlightenment Sarah Perry 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Maid And The Crocodile Jordan Ifueko 2024 Unknown English
17162 Absolution Jeff VanderMeer 2024 American English
17162 The Endless Vessel Charles Soule 2023 Unknown English
17162 Reincarnation Blues Michael Poore 2017 American English
17162 A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Hank Green 2020 American English
17162 The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August Claire North 2014 British English
17162 Mad Ship Robin Hobb 1999 American English
17162 The Stupidest Angel Christopher Moore 2004 American English
17162 Royal Assassin Robin Hobb 1997 American English
17162 A Riddle For A King Mark Forsyth 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 The West Passage Jared Pechaček 2024 Unknown English
17162 Flowers From The Void Gianni Washington 2024 Unknown English
17162 This Great Hemisphere Mateo Askaripour 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Magpie Lord K.J. Charles 2013 British English
17162 Burn For Me Ilona Andrews 2014 American English
17162 Tales From Watership Down Richard Adams 1996 British English
17162 A Deadly Education Naomi Novik 2020 American English
17162 Darth Plagueis James Luceno 2012 American English
17162 Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Hiromu Arakawa 2001 Japanese Japanese
17162 Death Neil Gaiman 1993 British English
17162 Rise Of The Evening Star Brandon Mull 2007 American English
17162 A Winter's Promise Christelle Dabos 2013 French French
17083 The Guns Of Avalon Roger Zelazny 1972 American English
17162 Harry Potter Boxset J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
17162 The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen 1986 Danish Danish
17097 Понедельник начинается в субботу Arkady Strugatsky 1965 Russian Russian
17162 Solstice Jen Breach 2024 Unknown English
17162 Fia And The Last Snow Deer Eilish Fisher 2024 Unknown English
17162 Tales From Muggleswick Wood Vicky Cowie 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Last Human Job Allison Pugh 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Moorings Of Mackerel Sky M.Z. Emily Zack 2024 Unknown English
17162 The School For Good And Evil : The Complete Series : The School For Good And Evil, The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani 2013 American English
17162 The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea Axie Oh 2022 Unknown English
17162 коти вояки. книга 1. на волю! Erin Hunter 2003 British English
17162 The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition R. A. Salvatore 1998 American English
17162 Shakespeare For Squirrels Christopher Moore 2020 American English
17162 Fool Christopher Moore 2009 American English
17162 Deadhouse Gates Steven Erikson 2000 Canadian English
17162 The Immortals Of Meluha Amish Tripathi 2010 Indian English
17162 Secret Wars Jonathan Hickman 2015 American English
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 1 Hayao Miyazaki 1982 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Sandman, Vol. 7 Neil Gaiman 1994 British English
17162 The Sandman, Vol. 10 Neil Gaiman 1997 British English
17162 The Sandman, Vol. 9 Neil Gaiman 1996 British English
17162 The Republic Of Thieves Scott Lynch 2013 American English
17162 The Beautiful Ones Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2017 Mexican English
17162 Thornhedge T. Kingfisher 2023 Unknown English
17162 Myst Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, David Wingrove 1996 American English
17162 Latro In The Mist Gene Wolfe 2003 American English
17162 Once And Forever Kenji Miyazawa 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Drowned Life Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English