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 Other City Michal Ajvaz 1993 Czech Czech
17117 Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark 2020 American English
17117 The Tales Of Beedle The Bard J. K. Rowling 2008 British English
17117 Harry Potter Series Box Set J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
16862 Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander 1967 American English
17117 Nona The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2022 New Zealand English
17117 Bottersnikes And Gumbles S A Wakefield 1967 Australian English
17117 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
17117 Moxyland Lauren Beukes 2008 South African English
17117 The Sapling Cage Margaret Killjoy 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Witch's Heart Genevieve Gornichec 2021 American English
17117 The Dark King Swallows The World Robert G. Penner 2024 Unknown English
17117 A River Enchanted Rebecca Ross 2022 Unknown English
17117 Sun Serpent Geneva Monroe Unknown English
17117 A Market Of Dreams And Destiny Trip Galey 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Garden Clare Beams 2024 Unknown English
17117 Fragments Of A Fallen Star Viano Oniomoh 2016 Unknown English
17117 Fall Of Ruin And Wrath Jennifer L. Armentrout 2023 American English
17117 Tricky Magic L. L. Campbell 2021 Unknown English
17117 The Seven Year Slip Ashley Poston 2023 Unknown English
17117 A Dawn Of Onyx Kate Golden 2022 Unknown English
17117 The Solstice Cabin Arden Powell 2022 Unknown English
17117 Hunt On Dark Waters Katee Robert 2023 Unknown English
17117 Witch Of Wild Things Rachel Vasquez Gilliland 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Grim Reaper’s Lawyer Mea Monique Unknown Unknown
17117 Kiss And Spell Celestine Martin 2023 Unknown English
17117 Radiance Grace Draven 2015 Unknown English
17117 To Her Rescue Dria Andersen 2022 Unknown English
17117 Half A Soul Olivia Atwater 2020 Unknown English
17117 Swordheart T. Kingfisher 2018 American English
17117 Powerless Lauren Roberts 2023 Unknown English
17117 A Power Unbound Freya Marske 2023 Unknown English
17117 Bored Gay Werewolf Tony Santorella 2023 Unknown English
17117 Skin Thief Suzan Palumbo 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Shadow Cabinet Juno Dawson 2023 British English
17117 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Gods Below Andrea Stewart 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Unmothers Leslie J. Anderson 2024 Unknown English
17117 So Let Them Burn Kamilah Cole 2024 Unknown English
17117 Crypt Of The Moon Spider Nathan Ballingrud 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Improvisers Nicole Glover 2024 Unknown English
17117 Bearing An Hourglass Piers Anthony 1984 American English
17117 On A Pale Horse Piers Anthony 1983 American English
17117 With A Tangled Skein Piers Anthony 1985 American English
17117 Being A Green Mother Piers Anthony 1987 American English
17117 Saga, Compendium One Brian K. Vaughan 2019 American English
17117 Beren And Luthien J. R. R. Tolkien 2017 British English
17117 Berserk, Vol. 8 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17117 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17117 Berserk Volume 6 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17117 Berserk Volume 5 Kentaro Miura 1992 Japanese Japanese
17117 The Sword Of Kaigen M. L. Wang 2019 Unknown English
17117 The Narrow Road Between Desires Patrick Rothfuss Unknown Unknown
17117 The Little Tales Of Smethers And Other Stories Lord Dunsany 1952 British English
17117 Wild Massive Scotto Moore 2023 Unknown English
17117 Lonely Castle In The Mirror Mizuki Tsujimura 2017 Japanese Japanese
17117 House Of Flame And Shadow Sarah J. Maas 2024 American English
17117 Moonbound Robin Sloan 2024 Unknown English
17117 A Quantum Love Story Mike Chen 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Scandalous Confessions Of Lydia Bennet, Witch Melinda Taub 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Fair Folk Su Bristow 2024 Unknown English
17117 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17117 The Book Of Koli M. R. Carey 2020 British English
17117 The Crippled God Steven Erikson 2011 Canadian English
17117 Dust Of Dreams Steven Erikson 2009 Canadian English
17117 Toll The Hounds Steven Erikson 2008 Canadian English
17117 Reaper's Gale Steven Erikson 2007 Canadian English
17117 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17117 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17117 House Of Chains Steven Erikson 2002 Canadian English
17117 Memories Of Ice Steven Erikson 2001 Canadian English
17117 Harry Potter Pottermore Publishing 1997 British English
16836 Das Kalte Herz Wilhelm Hauff 1827 German German
17117 Sheepfarmers Daughter Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17117 The Doll People Ann M. Martin 2000 American English
17117 Lyra's Oxford Philip Pullman 2003 British English
17117 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17117 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17117 The Secret Life Of Insects Bernardo Esquinca 2023 Unknown English
17117 Flesh Coloured Dominoes Zigmunds Skujiņš 1999 Latvian Latvian
17117 Thud! Terry Pratchett 2005 British English
17117 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17117 The Last Continent Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17117 Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
17117 Wintersmith Terry Pratchett 2006 British English
17117 The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling 2021 British English
17117 Messenger Lois Lowry 2004 American English
17117 The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk 1993 American English
17117 Saltatempo Stefano Benni 2001 Italian Italian
17117 The Book Of Life Deborah Harkness 2014 American English
17117 The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer 2012 American English
17117 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17117 Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 2014 American English
17117 Carry On Rainbow Rowell 2015 American English
17117 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17117 Fablehaven Brandon Mull 2006 American English
17117 Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 2006 American English
17117 The Hike Drew Magary 2016 American English
17117 The Rook Daniel O'Malley 2012 Australian English
17117 Strange The Dreamer Laini Taylor 2017 American English
17117 One For My Enemy Olivie Blake 2022 Unknown English
17117 Heartless Marissa Meyer 2016 American English
17117 Lights Out Navessa Allen Unknown Unknown
17117 The Lord Of The Rings Brian Sibley British Unknown
16985 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 British English
17117 The Angelical Language, Volume I Aaron Leitch 2010 Unknown English
17117 Practical Demonkeeping Christopher Moore 1992 American English
17117 Goblin Secrets William Alexander 2012 American English
17117 A Night In The Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 1993 American English
17117 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17117 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Matt Dinniman 2020 Unknown English
17117 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths 2001 Australian English
17117 Magisteria Nicholas Spencer Unknown Unknown
17062 O Livro Das 1001 Noites; Volume 2 Of 7 Unknown -800 Multiple Arabic
17117 Shrek! William Steig 1990 American English
17117 Kallimachos And Chrysorrhoe Unknown Unknown Unknown
17117 Huon De Bordeaux Unknown French Old french
17117 Starry River Of The Sky Grace Lin 2012 American English
17117 Cursed Fates Caroline Peckham 2022 Unknown English
17117 Gold Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English