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 Kalpa Imperial Angélica Gorodischer 1983 Argentinian Spanish
17162 What Should Be Wild Julia Fine 2018 American English
17162 Tales Of Falling And Flying Ben Loory 2017 American English
17162 The Sorcerer Of The Wildeeps Kai Ashante Wilson 2015 American English
17162 The Other City Michal Ajvaz 1993 Czech Czech
17162 Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark 2020 American English
17162 The Tales Of Beedle The Bard J. K. Rowling 2008 British English
17162 Harry Potter Series Box Set J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
16920 Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander 1967 American English
17162 Nona The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2022 New Zealand English
17162 Bottersnikes And Gumbles S A Wakefield 1967 Australian English
17162 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
17162 Moxyland Lauren Beukes 2008 South African English
17162 The Sapling Cage Margaret Killjoy 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Witch's Heart Genevieve Gornichec 2021 American English
17162 The Dark King Swallows The World Robert G. Penner 2024 Unknown English
17162 A River Enchanted Rebecca Ross 2022 Unknown English
17162 Sun Serpent Geneva Monroe Unknown English
17162 A Market Of Dreams And Destiny Trip Galey 2023 Unknown English
17162 The Garden Clare Beams 2024 Unknown English
17162 Fragments Of A Fallen Star Viano Oniomoh 2016 Unknown English
17162 Fall Of Ruin And Wrath Jennifer L. Armentrout 2023 American English
17162 Tricky Magic L. L. Campbell 2021 Unknown English
17162 The Seven Year Slip Ashley Poston 2023 Unknown English
17162 A Dawn Of Onyx Kate Golden 2022 Unknown English
17162 The Solstice Cabin Arden Powell 2022 Unknown English
17162 Hunt On Dark Waters Katee Robert 2023 Unknown English
17162 Witch Of Wild Things Rachel Vasquez Gilliland 2023 Unknown English
17162 The Grim Reaper’s Lawyer Mea Monique Unknown Unknown
17162 Kiss And Spell Celestine Martin 2023 Unknown English
17162 Radiance Grace Draven 2015 Unknown English
17162 To Her Rescue Dria Andersen 2022 Unknown English
17162 Half A Soul Olivia Atwater 2020 Unknown English
17162 Swordheart T. Kingfisher 2018 American English
17162 A Power Unbound Freya Marske 2023 Unknown English
17162 Bored Gay Werewolf Tony Santorella 2023 Unknown English
17162 Skin Thief Suzan Palumbo 2023 Unknown English
17162 The Shadow Cabinet Juno Dawson 2023 British English
17162 Vampires Of El Norte Isabel Cañas 2023 Unknown English
17162 The Gods Below Andrea Stewart 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Unmothers Leslie J. Anderson 2024 Unknown English
17162 So Let Them Burn Kamilah Cole 2024 Unknown English
17162 Crypt Of The Moon Spider Nathan Ballingrud 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Improvisers Nicole Glover 2024 Unknown English
17162 Bearing An Hourglass Piers Anthony 1984 American English
17162 On A Pale Horse Piers Anthony 1983 American English
17162 With A Tangled Skein Piers Anthony 1985 American English
17162 Being A Green Mother Piers Anthony 1987 American English
17162 Saga, Compendium One Brian K. Vaughan 2019 American English
17162 Beren And Luthien J. R. R. Tolkien 2017 British English
17162 Berserk, Vol. 8 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk Volume 6 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk Volume 5 Kentaro Miura 1992 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Sword Of Kaigen M. L. Wang 2019 Unknown English
17162 The Narrow Road Between Desires Patrick Rothfuss Unknown Unknown
17162 The Little Tales Of Smethers And Other Stories Lord Dunsany 1952 British English
17162 Wild Massive Scotto Moore 2023 Unknown English
17162 Lonely Castle In The Mirror Mizuki Tsujimura 2017 Japanese Japanese
17162 House Of Flame And Shadow Sarah J. Maas 2024 American English
17162 Moonbound Robin Sloan 2024 Unknown English
17162 A Quantum Love Story Mike Chen 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Scandalous Confessions Of Lydia Bennet, Witch Melinda Taub 2023 Unknown English
17162 The Fair Folk Su Bristow 2024 Unknown English
17162 Gild Raven Kennedy 2020 Unknown English
17162 Iron Prince Bryce O'Connor 2020 Unknown English
17162 The Book Of Koli M. R. Carey 2020 British English
17162 The Crippled God Steven Erikson 2011 Canadian English
17162 Dust Of Dreams Steven Erikson 2009 Canadian English
17162 Toll The Hounds Steven Erikson 2008 Canadian English
17162 Reaper's Gale Steven Erikson 2007 Canadian English
17162 The Bonehunters Steven Erikson 2006 Canadian English
17162 Midnight Tides Steven Erikson 2004 Canadian English
17162 House Of Chains Steven Erikson 2002 Canadian English
17162 Memories Of Ice Steven Erikson 2001 Canadian English
17162 The Traitor's Son Pedro Urvi 2019 Unknown Spanish
17162 Harry Potter Pottermore Publishing 1997 British English
16880 Das Kalte Herz Wilhelm Hauff 1827 German German
17162 Sheepfarmers Daughter Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17162 The Doll People Ann M. Martin 2000 American English
17162 Lyra's Oxford Philip Pullman 2003 British English
17162 A Game Of Thrones / A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1996 American English
17162 A Song Of Ice And Fire George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
17162 The Secret Life Of Insects Bernardo Esquinca 2023 Unknown English
17162 Flesh Coloured Dominoes Zigmunds Skujiņš 1999 Latvian Latvian
17162 Thud! Terry Pratchett 2005 British English
17162 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17162 The Last Continent Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17162 Monstrous Regiment Terry Pratchett 2003 British English
17162 Wintersmith Terry Pratchett 2006 British English
17162 The Christmas Pig J. K. Rowling 2021 British English
17162 Messenger Lois Lowry 2004 American English
17162 The Fifth Sacred Thing Starhawk 1993 American English
17162 Saltatempo Stefano Benni 2001 Italian Italian
17162 The Book Of Life Deborah Harkness 2014 American English
17162 The Wishing Spell Chris Colfer 2012 American English
17162 The Magician Michael Scott 2008 Irish English
17162 Blue Lily, Lily Blue Maggie Stiefvater 2014 American English
17162 Carry On Rainbow Rowell 2015 American English
17162 Pride And Prejudice And Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2009 American English
17162 Fablehaven Brandon Mull 2006 American English
17162 Darkfever Karen Marie Moning 2006 American English
17162 The Hike Drew Magary 2016 American English
17162 The Rook Daniel O'Malley 2012 Australian English
17162 Strange The Dreamer Laini Taylor 2017 American English
17162 One For My Enemy Olivie Blake 2022 Unknown English
17162 Heartless Marissa Meyer 2016 American English
17162 Lights Out Navessa Allen Unknown Unknown
17162 The Lord Of The Rings Brian Sibley British Unknown
17034 Winged Pharaoh Joan Grant 1937 British English
17162 The Angelical Language, Volume I Aaron Leitch 2010 Unknown English
17162 Practical Demonkeeping Christopher Moore 1992 American English
17162 Goblin Secrets William Alexander 2012 American English
17162 A Night In The Lonesome October Roger Zelazny 1993 American English
17162 The Gate Of The Feral Gods Matt Dinniman 2022 American English
17162 The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Matt Dinniman 2020 Unknown English
17162 The Day My Bum Went Psycho Andy Griffiths 2001 Australian English
17162 Magisteria Nicholas Spencer Unknown Unknown
17103 O Livro Das 1001 Noites; Volume 2 Of 7 Unknown -800 Multiple Arabic
17162 Shrek! William Steig 1990 American English