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
8996 Inkheart Cornelia Funke 2003 German German
9062 The Book Of Records Madeleine Thien 2025 Canadian English
9081 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9086 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9094 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
9096 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
9129 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9140 George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl 1981 British English
9180 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9240 The Sword Of Shannara Terry Brooks 1977 American English
9241 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
9257 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9289 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 2020 American English
9334 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9334 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9341 Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2000 Finnish Finnish
9365 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
9377 The Abbot Of Montserrat William Child Green 1826 Unknown Unknown
9377 Saint Margaret's Cave Elizabeth Helme 1801 British English
9377 The Albigenses Charles Robert Maturin 1824 Irish English
9377 Clermont Regina Maria Roche 1798 Irish English
9377 The Werewolf Of Ponkert H. Warner Munn 1925 American English
9377 You'll Need A Light Christine Campbell Thompson 1927 British Unknown
9529 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9532 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9571 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9577 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9587 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 1967 American English
9605 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 1996 British English
9688 Moominpappa At Sea Tove Jansson 1965 Finnish Swedish
9692 A Spell For Chameleon Piers Anthony 1977 American English
9701 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9701 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9722 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
9729 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
9783 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9798 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9807 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9815 Possible Worlds Of The Fantastic Nancy H. Trail 1995 American Unknown
9826 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9830 Darkness Weaves Karl Edward Wagner 1970 American English
9855 The Encyclopedia Of Fantasy John Clute 1997 British English
9901 Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card 1995 American English
9908 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9919 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
9976 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9984 Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe 1994 American English
9983 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9982 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
9985 Greenmantle Charles de Lint 1916 Unknown English
10028 The Dreaming City Michael Moorcock 1961 British English
10030 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10030 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10087 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10089 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10107 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
10112 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10131 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10166 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10177 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10194 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10204 Monsieur, Or The Prince Of Darkness Lawrence Durrell 1974 British English
10245 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
10245 Nine Unlikely Tales E. Nesbit 1901 British English
10263 The Warrior Who Carried Life Geoff Ryman 1985 British English
10358 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10361 The Borrowers Mary Norton 1952 British English
10364 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
10404 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10418 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10418 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10438 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
10530 Roads Seabury Quinn 1948 American English
10530 Genius Loci, And Other Tales Clark Ashton Smith 1948 American English
10528 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10563 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10564 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10572 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10579 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10585 Heartfire Orson Scott Card 1998 American English
10651 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10663 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
10672 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10686 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10689 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10717 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10767 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10825 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10847 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10847 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10868 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10959 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10959 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10964 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10972 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11014 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11017 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11022 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11113 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
11113 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11133 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
11195 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
11269 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11269 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11269 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11356 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
11390 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11429 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11429 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
11429 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11498 Ultramarine Mariette Navarro, Eve Hill-Agnus 2021 Unknown French
11540 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
11582 Copper Crown Lane Von Herzen 1986 American English
11606 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11608 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11609 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11609 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11625 Tales Of Science And Sorcery Clark Ashton Smith 1964 American English
11798 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge 1980 American English
11802 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English