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
13595 The Bride With White Hair Liang Yusheng 1957 Chinese Chinese
13693 First World Fantasy Awards Gahan Wilson 1977 American English
13706 The Little Country Charles de Lint 1991 Canadian English
13715 The Just City Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13715 The Philosopher Kings Jo Walton 2015 Canadian English
13715 Radiance Catherynne M. Valente 2015 American English
13715 The Traitor Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2015 American English
13757 The Chronicles Of Amber Roger Zelazny 1970 American English
13766 The Serpent And The Wings Of Night Carissa Broadbent 2022 Unknown English
13767 Heroes And Horrors Fritz Leiber 1978 American English
13771 Necessity Jo Walton 2016 Canadian English
13771 City Of Blades Robert Jackson Bennett 2016 American English
13771 Every Heart A Doorway Seanan McGuire 2016 American English
13771 Tale Of The Troika Arkady Strugatsky 1968 Russian Russian
13805 The First Book Of Lankhmar Fritz Leiber 1970 American English
13805 The Chronicles Of The Deryni Katherine Kurtz 1970 American English
13817 The Faithful Lover Massimo Bontempelli 1953 Italian Italian
13817 A Caso Tommaso Landolfi 1975 Italian Italian
13877 Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
13885 City Of Miracles Robert Jackson Bennett 2017 American English
13885 Down Among The Sticks And Bones Seanan McGuire 2017 American English
13885 Raven Stratagem Yoon Ha Lee 2017 American English
13885 Underground Airlines Ben H. Winters 2016 American English
13885 Unseen Academicals Terry Pratchett 2009 British English
13904 Tales Of The Werewolf Clan: Vol. Ii. The Master Goes Home H. Warner Munn 1979 American English
13923 The Hero And The Crown Robin McKinley 1984 American English
13932 The Deer And The Cauldron Jin Yong 1969 Chinese Chinese
13941 The Golem and the Jinni Helene Wecker 2013 American English
13941 Saga Vol. 1 Brian K. Vaughan 2012 American English
13941 Ninth House Leigh Bardugo 2019 American English
13941 The Tale Of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo 2003 American English
13971 Beneath The Sugar Sky Seanan McGuire 2018 American English
13971 Revenant Gun Yoon Ha Lee 2018 Korean-American English
13971 The Monster Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2018 American English
13971 The Radleys Matt Haig 2010 British English
13992 Chu Liuxiang Gu Long 1967 Chinese Chinese
13993 The World Fantasy Awards: Vol. 2 Fritz Leiber, Stuart David Schiff 1980 American Unknown
14001 The Golden Apple Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson 1975 American English
14025 The Kingdom Of Copper S. A. Chakraborty 2019 American English
14025 The Rosewater Redemption Tade Thompson 2019 British English
14025 In An Absent Dream Seanan McGuire 2019 American English
14025 The True Queen Zen Cho 2019 Malaysian English
14055 City Alessandro Baricco 1999 Italian Italian
14071 Riddance Shelley Jackson 2018 American English
14073 狂风 Sima Zhongyuan 1974 Chinese Unknown
14075 The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde 2001 British English
14078 The Trouble With Peace Joe Abercrombie 2020 British English
14078 The Empire Of Gold S. A. Chakraborty 2020 American English
14078 The Tyrant Baru Cormorant Seth Dickinson 2020 American English
14089 Dune Messiah Frank Herbert 1969 American English
14097 Trader Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14121 Mulengro Charles de Lint 1997 Canadian English
14129 Sunshine Robin McKinley 2003 American English
14138 ...And Call Me Conrad Roger Zelazny 1965 American English
14138 The Wisdom Of Crowds Joe Abercrombie 2021 British English
14157 Someplace To Be Flying Charles de Lint 1998 Canadian English
14166 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14180 Dragons Of Autumn Twilight Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1984 American English
14196 The Mabinogion Unknown 1400 Multiple Middle welsh
14206 Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey 1971 American English
14212 Dragons Of Winter Night Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1985 American English
14212 Dragons Of Spring Dawning Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman 1985 American English
14232 Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman, Lenny Henry, Mónica Faerna 2005 British English
14232 Zoo City Lauren Beukes 2010 South African English
14232 Rivers Of London Ben Aaronovitch 2011 British English
14232 The Lies Of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch 2006 American English
14232 The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey 1978 American English
14232 Foundryside Robert Jackson Bennett 2018 American English
14232 She Who Became The Sun Shelley Parker-Chan 2021 Australian English
14232 The Starless Sea Erin Morgenstern 2019 American English
14232 One Dark Window Rachel Gillig 2022 Unknown English
14232 The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick 2007 American English
14232 Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg 1981 American English
14347 Lord of Misrule Rachel Caine 2008 American English
14358 The Crystal Shard R. A. Salvatore 1988 American English
14452 Making Money Terry Pratchett 2007 British English
14477 The Sword Of Truth Terry Goodkind 1994 American English
14498 Бездна голодных глаз H. L. Oldie 1993 Ukrainian Russian
14498 The Iron Dragon's Daughter Michael Swanwick 1993 American English
14553 волкодав Maria Semyonova 1995 Russian Russian
14620 The Book Of Wonder Lord Dunsany 1912 British English
14649 Night Watch Sergei Lukyanenko 1998 Russian Russian
14670 Lightlark Alex Aster 2022 American English
14679 Меч Без Имени Andrei Belyanin 1999 Russian Russian
14679 Alvklingan Nick Perumov 1999 Russian Russian
14712 Faebound Saara El-Arifi 2024 Unknown English
14748 Children Of Dune Frank Herbert 1976 American English
14858 Furies Of Calderon Jim Butcher 2004 American English
14893 The Devil At The Long Bridge Riccardo Bacchelli 1927 Italian Unknown
14881 The Ghost And Mrs. Muir R. A. Dick 1945 British English
14921 Life, The Universe And Everything Douglas Adams 1982 British English
14983 Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 1995 American English
14983 Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner 1990 American English
14983 Ombria in Shadow Patricia A. McKillip 2002 American English
14983 Redemption in Indigo Karen Lord 2010 Barbadian English
14983 Digger, Vols.1-6 Ursula Vernon 2005 American English
14983 Ka John Crowley 2017 American English
14983 A Hat Full of Sky Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14983 The Thief Megan Whalen Turner 1996 American English
14983 The Freedom Maze Delia Sherman 2011 American English
14983 Frogkisser Garth Nix 2017 Australian English
14983 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking T. Kingfisher 2020 American English
14983 Iron Council China Miéville 2004 British English
14983 The Many Coloured Land Julian May 1981 American English
14983 The Real Story Stephen R. Donaldson 1991 American English
14983 The Antelope Wife Louise Erdrich 1998 American English
14983 The Shadow Year Jeffrey Ford 2008 American English
14983 Tender Morsels Margo Lanagan 2008 Australian English
14983 Alif The Unseen G. Willow Wilson 2012 American English
14983 The Chimes Anna Smaill 2015 New Zealand English
14983 The Sudden Appearance Of Hope Claire North 2016 British English
14983 Hothouse Brian Aldiss 1962 British English
14983 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14983 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
14983 The Bear And The Nightingale Katherine Arden 2017 American English
14983 Sabriel Garth Nix 1995 Australian English
14983 House Of X Powers Of X Jonathan Hickman 2019 American English
14983 Moon Witch, Spider King Marlon James 2022 Jamaican English
14983 A Clash Of Kings George R. R. Martin 1998 American English
14983 A Feast For Crows George R. R. Martin 2005 American English