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 Marvelous Misadventures Of Sebastian Lloyd Alexander 1970 American English
17117 The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine Or The Hithering Thithering Djinn Donald Barthelme 1971 American English
17117 The Court Of The Stone Children Eleanor Cameron 1973 American English
17117 Westmark Lloyd Alexander 1981 American English
17117 Mushoku Tensei Magonote, Rifujin Na 2014 Japanese Japanese
17117 Supergirl Tom King 2021 American English
17117 Superman For All Seasons Jeph Loeb 1998 American English
17117 Scion Of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi 2015 Indian English
17117 Underlord Will Wight 2019 American English
17117 Uncrowned Will Wight 2019 American English
17117 Bloodline Will Wight 2021 American English
17117 Reaper Will Wight 2021 American English
17117 Dreadgod Will Wight 2022 American English
17117 Waybound Will Wight 2023 American English
17117 Skysworn Will Wight 2017 American English
17117 The Eye Of The Bedlam Bride Matt Dinniman Unknown Unknown
17117 The Butcher's Masquerade Matt Dinniman 2022 Unknown English
17117 Apprentice To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Gray House Mariam Petrosyan 2009 Armenian Russian
17117 A Taste Of Gold And Iron Ingrid D. Rowland 2022 Unknown English
17117 Girls Against God Jenny Hval 2018 Norwegian English
16949 The Other Side Alfred Kubin 1909 Austrian English
17117 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English
17117 Venco Cherie Dimaline 2023 Canadian English
17117 War Of Lanka Amish Tripathi 2022 Indian English
17117 O Dia Do Curinga Jostein Gaarder 1990 Norwegian Norwegian
17117 Die Kunst Des Verschwindens. Jim Dodge 1990 Unknown German
17117 Coffeeshop In An Alternate Universe C.B. Lee Unknown Unknown
17117 Saint's Blood Sebastien de Castell 2016 Canadian English
17117 The Complete Malazan Book Of The Fallen Steven Erikson Canadian English
17117 Jabberwocky And Other Nonsense Lewis Carroll British English
17117 Seraphina Rachel Hartman 2012 American English
17117 The Talisman And Black House Stephen King American English
17117 Cage Of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky British English
17117 Harry Potter And The Prince Of Slytherin John Man 2015 British English
17117 Die Insel Der Tausend Leuchttürme Walter Moers 2023 German German
17117 This Savage Song Victoria Schwab 2016 American English
17117 Sherwood Meagan Spooner 2019 American English
17117 Nobody Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013 American English
17117 रश्मिरथी Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' 1981 Indian Hindi
17117 Deep Blue Jennifer Donnelly American English
17117 Witcher Series 6 Books Set Collection Andrzej Sapkowski 1986 Polish Polish
17117 Januaries Olivie Blake 2024 Unknown English
17117 Divided Allegiance Elizabeth Moon 1988 American English
17117 Oath Of Gold Elizabeth Moon 1989 American English
17117 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese
17117 Eyes Of Horus Joan Grant 1980 British English
17117 Sita Amish Tripathi 2017 Indian English
17117 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17117 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17117 You Sexy Thing Cat Rambo 2021 American English
17117 The Kaiju Preservation Society John Scalzi 2022 American English
17117 The Square Of Sevens Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2023 British English
17117 Red Side Story Jasper Fforde 2024 British English
17117 To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars Christopher Paolini 2020 American English
17117 Certain Dark Things Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2016 Canadian English
17117 Strange Practice Vivian Shaw 2017 American English
17117 The Blacktongue Thief Christopher Buehlman 2021 American English
17117 Hooked McIntire, Emily 2021 Unknown English
17117 The Memory Painter Womack, Gwendolyn 2015 American English
17117 The Ogress And The Orphans Kelly Barnhill 2022 American English
17117 Island Of Whispers Frances Hardinge 2023 British English
17117 From A Buick 8 Stephen King 2002 American English
17117 What Dreams May Come Richard Matheson 1978 American English
16831 The Heart Of A Dog Mikhail Bulgakov 1925 Russian Russian
17117 Remembrance Of Earth's Past Liu Cixin 2012 Chinese Chinese
17117 The Dalemark Quartet Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17117 A Cabeça Do Santo Socorro Acioli 2014 Brazilian Portuguese
17117 Mistborn Trilogy Tpb Boxed Set Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
17117 Doctor Who George Mann 2014 British Unknown
17117 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg 1985 American English
17117 Shadow Slave Guiltythree Korean English
16875 The Outlaw Of Torn Edgar Rice Burroughs 1914 American English
17117 Children Of Eden Joey Graceffa 2016 American English
17117 Journey To The River Sea Eva Ibbotson 2001 British English
17117 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English
17117 Anima Rising Christopher Moore 2025 American English
17117 Giant Bones Peter S. Beagle 1997 American English
17117 Platform Decay Martha Wells 2026 American English
17117 The Book Of D'ni Rand Miller 1997 American English
17117 Twice Mitch Albom 2025 American English
17117 Captain Paul Edward Ellsberg 2010 American English