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
17163 Soulsmith Will Wight 2016 American English
17163 Ghostwater Will Wight 2018 American English
17163 Howling Dark Christopher Ruocchio 2019 American English
17163 The Veiled Throne Ken Liu 2021 American English
17163 Blackflame Will Wight 2017 American English
17163 The Farseer Trilogy Robin Hobb 1995 American English
17163 Knight's Shadow Sebastien de Castell 2014 Canadian English
17163 Wintersteel Will Wight 2020 American English
17163 Tyrant's Throne Sebastien de Castell 2017 Canadian English
17163 Tentacle Rita Indiana 2015 Dominican Spanish
17163 Homestuck Andrew Hussie 2009 American English
17163 The Marvelous Misadventures Of Sebastian Lloyd Alexander 1970 American English
17163 The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine Or The Hithering Thithering Djinn Donald Barthelme 1971 American English
17163 The Court Of The Stone Children Eleanor Cameron 1973 American English
17163 Westmark Lloyd Alexander 1981 American English
17163 Mushoku Tensei Magonote, Rifujin Na 2014 Japanese Japanese
17163 Supergirl Tom King 2021 American English
17163 Superman For All Seasons Jeph Loeb 1998 American English
17163 Scion Of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi 2015 Indian English
17163 Underlord Will Wight 2019 American English
17163 Uncrowned Will Wight 2019 American English
17163 Bloodline Will Wight 2021 American English
17163 Reaper Will Wight 2021 American English
17163 Dreadgod Will Wight 2022 American English
17163 Waybound Will Wight 2023 American English
17163 Skysworn Will Wight 2017 American English
17163 The Eye Of The Bedlam Bride Matt Dinniman Unknown Unknown
17163 The Butcher's Masquerade Matt Dinniman 2022 Unknown English
17163 Apprentice To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
17163 The Gray House Mariam Petrosyan 2009 Armenian Russian
17163 A Taste Of Gold And Iron Ingrid D. Rowland 2022 Unknown English
17163 Girls Against God Jenny Hval 2018 Norwegian English
16987 The Other Side Alfred Kubin 1909 Austrian English
17163 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English
17163 Venco Cherie Dimaline 2023 Canadian English
17163 War Of Lanka Amish Tripathi 2022 Indian English
17163 O Dia Do Curinga Jostein Gaarder 1990 Norwegian Norwegian
17163 Die Kunst Des Verschwindens. Jim Dodge 1990 Unknown German
17163 Coffeeshop In An Alternate Universe C.B. Lee Unknown Unknown
17163 Saint's Blood Sebastien de Castell 2016 Canadian English
17163 The Complete Malazan Book Of The Fallen Steven Erikson Canadian English
17163 Jabberwocky And Other Nonsense Lewis Carroll British English
17163 Seraphina Rachel Hartman 2012 American English
17163 The Talisman And Black House Stephen King American English
17163 Cage Of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky British English
17163 Defiance Of The Fall 2 TheFirstDefier Unknown English
17163 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17163 Die Insel Der Tausend Leuchttürme Walter Moers 2023 German German
17163 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17163 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17163 Nobody Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17163 रश्मिरथी Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' 1981 Indian Hindi
17163 Deep Blue Jennifer Donnelly American English
17163 The Fires Of Vengeance Evan Winter 2020 Canadian English
17163 Witcher Series 6 Books Set Collection Andrzej Sapkowski 1986 Polish Polish
17163 Januaries Olivie Blake 2024 Unknown English
17163 Divided Allegiance Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17163 Oath Of Gold Elizabeth Moon 1989 American English
17163 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese
17163 Eyes Of Horus Joan Grant 1980 British English
17163 Sita Amish Tripathi 2017 Indian English
17163 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17163 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17163 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17163 The Kaiju Preservation Society John Scalzi 2022 American English
17163 The Square Of Sevens Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2023 British English
17163 Red Side Story Jasper Fforde 2024 British English
17163 To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars Christopher Paolini 2020 American English
17163 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17163 Strange Practice Vivian Shaw 2017 American English
17163 The Blacktongue Thief Christopher Buehlman 2021 American English
17163 Hooked McIntire, Emily 2021 Unknown English
17163 The Memory Painter Womack, Gwendolyn 2015 American English
17163 The Ogress And The Orphans Kelly Barnhill 2022 American English
17163 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17163 From A Buick 8 Stephen King 2002 American English
17163 What Dreams May Come Richard Matheson 1978 American English
16889 The Heart Of A Dog Mikhail Bulgakov 1925 Russian Russian
17163 Remembrance Of Earth's Past Liu Cixin 2012 Chinese Chinese
17163 The Dalemark Quartet Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17163 A Cabeça Do Santo Socorro Acioli 2014 Brazilian Portuguese
17163 Mistborn Trilogy Tpb Boxed Set Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17163 Doctor Who George Mann 2014 British Unknown
17163 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg 1985 American English
17163 Fire Bringer David Clement-Davies 1999 British English
17163 Shadow Slave Guiltythree Korean English
16921 The Outlaw Of Torn Edgar Rice Burroughs 1914 American English
17163 Children Of Eden Joey Graceffa 2016 American English
17163 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English
17163 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
17163 Anima Rising Christopher Moore 2025 American English
17163 Giant Bones Peter S. Beagle 1997 American English
17163 Platform Decay Martha Wells 2026 American English
17163 The Book Of D'ni Rand Miller 1997 American English
17163 Twice Mitch Albom 2025 American English
17163 Captain Paul Edward Ellsberg 2010 American English
17083 The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 English English
17163 Princess Of Dorsa Eliza Andrews 2018 American English
17163 Soldier Of Dorsa Eliza Andrews Unknown English
17163 Empress Of Dorsa Eliza Andrews Unknown English
17105 1984 George Orwell 1948 British English
17163 Eighth Grade Bites Heather Brewer 2007 American English