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
8993 Inkheart Cornelia Funke 2003 German German
9058 The Book Of Records Madeleine Thien 2025 Canadian English
9077 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9082 The Dream Hotel Laila Lalami 2025 Unknown English
9090 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
9092 He Who Fights With Monsters Shirtaloon 2021 Unknown English
9125 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9136 George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl 1981 British English
9177 Off To Be The Wizard Scott Meyer 2013 English
9237 The Sword Of Shannara Terry Brooks 1977 American English
9238 Soul Music Terry Pratchett 1994 British English
9254 The Grace Of Kings Ken Liu 2015 American English
9285 Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas 2020 American English
9330 Authority Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9330 Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer 2014 American English
9337 Not Before Sundown Johanna Sinisalo 2000 Finnish Finnish
9361 Night Watch Terry Pratchett 2002 British English
9373 The Abbot Of Montserrat William Child Green 1826 Unknown Unknown
9373 Saint Margaret's Cave Elizabeth Helme 1801 British English
9373 The Albigenses Charles Robert Maturin 1824 Irish English
9373 Clermont Regina Maria Roche 1798 Irish English
9373 The Werewolf Of Ponkert H. Warner Munn 1925 American English
9373 You'll Need A Light Christine Campbell Thompson 1927 British Unknown
9525 Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries Heather Fawcett 2023 Canadian English
9528 A Torch Against The Night Sabaa Tahir 2016 American English
9567 The Land Aleron Kong 2015 Unknown English
9573 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9583 Lord of Light Roger Zelazny 1967 American English
9601 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 1996 British English
9685 Moominpappa At Sea Tove Jansson 1965 Finnish Swedish
9689 A Spell For Chameleon Piers Anthony 1977 American English
9698 Beasts Made Of Night Tochi Onyebuchi 2017 American English
9698 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
9719 The Moon and the Sun Vonda N. McIntyre 1997 American English
9726 Gagner La Guerre Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009 French French
9780 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9795 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9804 The Obelisk Gate N. K. Jemisin 2016 American English
9812 Possible Worlds Of The Fantastic Nancy H. Trail 1995 American Unknown
9823 City Of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009 American English
9827 Darkness Weaves Karl Edward Wagner 1970 American English
9852 The Encyclopedia Of Fantasy John Clute 1997 British English
9898 Alvin Journeyman Orson Scott Card 1995 American English
9905 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
9916 The Eyes Of The Dragon Stephen King 1987 American English
9972 Daughter Of Smoke & Bone Laini Taylor 2011 American English
9980 Shadow & Claw Gene Wolfe 1994 American English
9979 The Atrocity Archives Charles Stross 2004 British English
9978 This Inevitable Ruin Matt Dinniman 2024 Unknown English
9981 Greenmantle Charles de Lint 1916 Unknown English
10024 The Dreaming City Michael Moorcock 1961 British English
10026 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10026 Wishes And Wellingtons Julie Berry 2018 American English
10082 Angelfall Susan Ee 2011 American English
10084 Assassin's Apprentice Robin Hobb 1995 American English
10102 The Fifth Elephant Terry Pratchett 1999 British English
10107 The Man Who Spoke Snakish Andrus Kivirähk 2007 Estonian Estonian
10127 Dealing With Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1990 American English
10162 The Devils Joe Abercrombie 2025 British English
10172 The Antidote Karen Russell 2025 Unknown English
10189 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10199 Monsieur, Or The Prince Of Darkness Lawrence Durrell 1974 British English
10240 King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green 1953 British English
10240 Nine Unlikely Tales E. Nesbit 1901 British English
10259 The Warrior Who Carried Life Geoff Ryman 1985 British English
10354 Wylding Hall Elizabeth Hand 2015 American English
10357 The Borrowers Mary Norton 1952 British English
10360 Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett 1991 British English
10400 An Oral History Of Atlantis Ed Park 2025 Unknown English
10414 The Bright Sword Lev Grossman 2024 American English
10414 The Wayfinder Adam Johnson 2025 American English
10434 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
10526 Roads Seabury Quinn 1948 American English
10526 Genius Loci, And Other Tales Clark Ashton Smith 1948 American English
10524 Terrestrial History Joe Mungo Reed 2025 British English
10559 Thief Of Time Terry Pratchett 2001 British English
10560 Helm Sarah Hall 2025 English English
10568 Caliban's War James S. A. Corey 2012 American English
10575 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison 2014 American English
10581 Heartfire Orson Scott Card 1998 American English
10647 Prophet Helen MacDonald, Sin Blaché 2023 Unknown English
10659 Men At Arms Terry Pratchett 1993 British English
10668 The Hounding Xenobe Purvis 2025 Unknown English
10682 The Bewitching Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 Mexican English
10685 Automatic Noodle Annalee Newitz 2025 American English
10713 Cursed Daughters Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025 Nigerian English
10763 A Darker Shade Of Magic V. E. Schwab 2015 American English
10820 Scythe Neal Shusterman 2016 American English
10843 Shadowshaper Daniel José Older 2015 American English
10843 The Wrath & The Dawn Renée Ahdieh 2015 American English
10863 City Of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett 2014 American English
10954 The City Of Brass S. A. Chakraborty 2017 Egyptian English
10954 The Magicians Lev Grossman 2009 American English
10959 Gideon The Ninth Tamsyn Muir 2019 New Zealand English
10967 The Wall Of Storms Ken Liu 2016 American English
11009 Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros 2023 American English
11012 Gergő és Az álomfogók Gyula Böszörményi 2007 Hungarian Hungarian
11017 Gifted & Talented Olivie Blake 2025 American English
11108 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 1991 American English
11108 Powers Ursula K. Le Guin 2007 American English
11128 The Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding 1996 Australian English
11190 Love And Sleep John Crowley 1994 American English
11264 Empire Of Sand Tasha Suri 2018 British English
11264 Song Of Blood & Stone L. Penelope 2018 American English
11264 Trail Of Lightning Rebecca Roanhorse 2018 American English
11351 Memory And Dream Charles de Lint 1994 Canadian English
11386 The Devil In America Kai Ashante Wilson 2014 American English
11425 Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Tomi Adeyemi 2019 American English
11425 Gods Of Jade And Shadow Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2019 Mexican English
11425 We Hunt The Flame Hafsah Faizal 2019 American English
11495 Ultramarine Mariette Navarro, Eve Hill-Agnus 2021 Unknown French
11537 Perdido Street Station China Miéville 2000 British English
11579 Copper Crown Lane Von Herzen 1986 American English
11603 Deltora Quest Series Emily Rodda 2000 Australian English
11605 Forget The Sleepless Shores Sonya Taaffe 2018 American English
11606 Elatsoe Darcie Little Badger 2020 American English
11606 Woven In Moonlight Isabel Ibañez 2020 American English
11622 Tales Of Science And Sorcery Clark Ashton Smith 1964 American English
11796 The Snow Queen Joan D. Vinge 1980 American English
11800 The Ballad Of Black Tom Victor LaValle 2016 American English