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
17120 The Ballad Of Never After Stephanie Garber 2022 American English
17120 Rouge Mona Awad 2023 Canadian English
17120 A Heart Of Blood And Ashes Milla Vane 2020 Unknown English
17120 A Fate Inked In Blood Danielle L. Jensen 2023 Unknown English
17120 Masters Of Death Olivie Blake 2023 Unknown English
17120 A Curse For True Love Stephanie Garber 2023 American English
17120 The Captain Will Wight 2023 Unknown English
17120 Broken Bonds J. Bree 2021 Unknown English
17120 A Day Of Fallen Night Samantha Shannon 2023 British English
17120 This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi 2022 American English
17120 The Queen Of The Tearling Erika Johansen 2014 American English
17120 All The Tides Of Fate Adalyn Grace 2021 American English
17120 Time's Convert Deborah Harkness 2018 American English
17120 Lord Of The Mysteries Volume 1 Ai Qianshui de Wuzei 2018 Chinese Chinese
17120 Reverend Insanity Gu Zhen Re 2015 Chinese Chinese
17120 The Race Nina Allan 2014 British English
17120 Christmas Days Jeanette Winterson 2016 British English
17120 The Immortals Of Tehran Ali Araghi 2020 Unknown English
16965 Alice's Adventures In Wonderland & Other Stories Lewis Carroll 1865 British English
17120 The Fall Of Gondolin J. R. R. Tolkien 2018 British English
17120 The Unwanteds Lisa McMann 2011 American English
17120 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 3 Hayao Miyazaki 1984 Japanese Japanese
17120 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 4 Hayao Miyazaki 1990 Japanese Japanese
17120 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 2 Hayao Miyazaki 1983 Japanese Japanese
17120 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17120 Once Upon A Time In The North Philip Pullman 2008 British English
17120 Just One Damned Thing After Another Jodi Taylor 2013 British English
17120 Jhereg Steven Brust 1983 American English
17120 D.Gray Man, Vol. 1 Katsura Hoshino 2004 Japanese Japanese
17120 Mother Of Learning Domagoj Kurmaić 2011 Unknown English
17120 Percy Jackson 5 Books Collection And The Demigod Files / The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17120 Percy Jackson And The Olympians Boxed Set Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17120 The Necromancer Michael Scott 2010 Irish English
17120 The Sword Thief Peter Lerangis 2009 American English
17120 The Emperor Of Nihon Ja John Flanagan 2010 Australian English
17120 Dragon Prince Melanie Rawn 1988 American English
17120 The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break Steven Sherrill 2000 American English
17120 Daughter Of The Red Dear Joan Wolf 1991 American English
17120 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17120 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17120 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17120 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17120 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
17120 The Hooded Falcon Prudence Andrew 1960 Unknown English
17120 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17120 The Heirs Of The Kingdom Zoe Oldenbourg 1970 French French
17120 White Witch Elizabeth Goudge 1958 British English
17120 Golden Fire Jonathan Fast 1986 Unknown English
17120 Tokaido Road Lucia St. Clair Robson 1991 American English
17120 The Combat Codes Charles Darwin Unknown Unknown
17120 Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, Vol. 1 Singshong 2018 Korean Korean
17120 Crier's War Francisco J. Varela 2019 Unknown English
17120 Waiting For The Galactic Bus Parke Godwin 1988 American English
17120 Beauty Sheri S. Tepper 1991 American English
17120 Menewood Nicola Griffith 2023 British English
17120 The Steerswoman Rosemary Kirstein 1989 American English
17120 On Earth As It Is On Television Emily Jane 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet Vandana Singh 2009 Indian English
17120 The Skull Jon Klassen 2023 Canadian English
17120 Dragon Palace Hiromi Kawakami 2023 Japanese Japanese
17120 Owlish Dorothy Tse 2023 Unknown Chinese
17120 White Cat, Black Dog Kelly Link 2023 American English
17120 No One Will Come Back For Us Premee Mohamed 2023 Canadian English
17120 The Strange Nathan Ballingrud 2023 American English
17120 The Many Assassinations Of Samir, The Seller Of Dreams Daniel Nayeri 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Magicians Blexbolex, Karin Snelson 2022 Unknown French
17120 The Tree And The River Aaron Becker 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Search For The Giant Arctic Jellyfish Chloe Savage 2022 Unknown English
17120 Wrath Of The Triple Goddess Rick Riordan Unknown Unknown
17120 To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17120 Traitor's Blade Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17120 The Curse Of The Mistwraith Janny Wurts 1993 American English
17120 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 7 Hayao Miyazaki 1995 Japanese Japanese
17120 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 6 Hayao Miyazaki 1994 Japanese Japanese
17120 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 5 Hayao Miyazaki 1994 Japanese Japanese
17120 Lost Gods Brom 2016 American English
17120 To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 Tad Williams 1993 American English
17120 Stone Of Farewell Tad Williams 1990 American English
17120 Mistborn Trilogy Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17120 Enchantment Orson Scott Card 1999 American English
17120 9 From The Nine Worlds Rick Riordan 2018 American English
17120 The Maze Of Bones Rick Riordan 2008 American English
17120 The Harry Potter Collection 1 4 J. K. Rowling 1997 British English
17120 The Book Of Doors Gareth Brown Unknown Unknown
17120 The Rise Of Kyoshi F.C. Yee 2019 American English
17120 The Long Patrol Brian Jacques 1997 British English
17120 Little Stalker Jennifer Belle 2007 American English
17120 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17120 Dear Mothman Robin Gow 2023 Unknown English
17120 Slathbog's Gold M.L. Forman 2009 American English
17120 The Horn Of Moran M.L. Forman 2011 Unknown English
17120 Faith Of The Fallen Terry Goodkind 2000 American English
17120 Un Lun Dun China Miéville 2007 British English
17120 The Golem Isaac Bashevis Singer 1969 Unknown English
17120 The False Prince Leslie Nielsen Unknown Unknown
17120 The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini 2002 American English
17120 A World Without Princes Soman Chainani 2014 American English
16964 Moon Rising Tui T. Sutherland 2014 American English
17120 The Dragonet Prophecy Tui T. Sutherland 2012 American English
16863 1001 Arabian Nights Anonymous -800 Multiple Arabic
17027 The Saga Of The Volsungs Anonymous 1270 Unknown Old norse
17120 The Djinn Waits A Hundred Years Shubnum Khan 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Innkeeper's Song Peter S. Beagle 1993 American English
17120 Emily Wilde's Compendium Of Lost Tales Heather Fawcett 2023 Unknown English
17120 Beware Of Chicken 4 CasualFarmer Unknown Unknown
17120 Beware Of Chicken 3 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17120 Beware Of Chicken 2 CasualFarmer 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Starless Crown James Rollins 2022 American English
17120 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17120 Dragons Of Summer Flame Margaret Weis 1995 American English
17120 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17120 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17120 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17120 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17120 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English
17120 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17120 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17120 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17120 Tentacle Rita Indiana 2015 Dominican Spanish
17120 Homestuck Andrew Hussie 2009 American English