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
14983 A Dance With Dragons George R. R. Martin 2011 American English
14983 In The Hand Of The Goddess Tamora Pierce 1984 American English
14983 The Woman Who Rides Like A Man Tamora Pierce 1986 American English
14983 Lioness Rampant Tamora Pierce 1988 American English
14983 The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie 2006 British English
14983 The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 2006 American English
14983 Sailing To Sarantium Guy Gavriel Kay 1998 Canadian English
14983 The Dragonbone Chair Tad Williams 1988 American English
14983 The Ninth Rain Jen Williams 2017 British English
14983 A Brightness Long Ago Guy Gavriel Kay 2019 Canadian English
14983 The Raven Tower Ann Leckie 2019 American English
14983 The 10,000 Doors Of January Alix E. Harrow 2019 American English
14983 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14983 The Magician King Lev Grossman 2011 American English
14983 Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan 2012 American English
14983 Ship Of Magic Robin Hobb 1998 American English
14983 The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian Robert E. Howard 2003 American English
14983 A Snake Falls To Earth Darcie Little Badger 2021 American English
14983 I Shall Wear Midnight Terry Pratchett 2010 British English
14983 The City We Became N. K. Jemisin 2020 American English
14983 Pyramids Terry Pratchett 1989 British English
14983 The Spear Cuts Through Water Simon Jimenez 2022 American English
14983 Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson 2017 American English
14983 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14983 The Alchemyst Michael Scott 2007 Irish English
14983 Blood Of Elves Andrzej Sapkowski 1994 Polish Polish
14983 Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 2009 American English
14983 Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer 2008 American English
14983 The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan 2006 American English
14983 Skellig David Almond 1998 British English
14983 Fairy Tale Stephen King 2023 American English
14983 The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan 1992 American English
14983 The Dark Tower Stephen King 1982 American English
14983 The Hero Of Ages Brandon Sanderson 2008 American English
14983 The Mercy Of Gods James S. A. Corey 2024 Unknown Unknown
14983 The Library At Mount Char Scott Hawkins 2015 American English
14983 The Vorrh Brian Catling 2012 British English
14983 Blood Over Bright Haven M. L. Wang 2024 Unknown Unknown
14983 The Dead Cat Tail Assassins P. Djèlí Clark 2024 American English
14983 Emily Wilde's Map Of The Otherlands Heather Fawcett 2024 Unknown English
14983 Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky 1986 American English
14983 A Stroke Of The Pen Terry Pratchett 2023 British English
14983 Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell 2023 British English
14983 Starling House Alix E. Harrow 2023 American English
14983 The Adventures Of Amina Al Sirafi S. A. Chakraborty 2023 American English
14983 The Water Outlaws S. L. Huang 2023 Unknown English
14983 The Hurricane Wars Thea Guanzon 2023 Unknown English
14983 A Marvellous Light Freya Marske 2021 British English
14983 The Book Of Azrael Amber Nicole 2022 Unknown English
14983 Assistant To The Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023 Unknown English
14983 A Touch Of Darkness Scarlett St. Clair 2019 Unknown English
14983 The Fragile Threads Of Power V. E. Schwab 2023 American English
14983 This Will Be Fun E. B. Asher 2024 Unknown English
14983 The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr. Morris Lessmore William Joyce 2011 American English
14983 The Paper Bag Princess Robert Munsch 1980 Canadian English
14983 The Fairy Tale Detectives Michael Buckley 2005 American English
14983 Strega Nona Tomie dePaola 1975 American English
14983 The Road To Roswell Connie Willis 2023 American English
15559 A Private Cathedral James Lee Burke 2020 American English
15579 The Alien Realm Bo Yang 1996 Chinese Unknown
15648 Where The Blue Begins Christopher Morley 1922 American English
15678 Temnaya Zvezda Hroniki Artsii Vera Kamsha 2009 Russian Russian
15707 Kingdom Of The Wicked Kerri Maniscalco 2020 American English
15707 A Song Of Wraiths And Ruin Roseanne A. Brown 2020 Unknown English
15709 King Of Battle And Blood Scarlett St. Clair 2021 Unknown English
15713 Immortal Longings Chloe Gong 2023 Unknown English
15713 What The River Knows Isabel Ibañez 2023 Unknown English
15715 The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15716 The Return Of The King J. R. R. Tolkien 1955 British English
15762 J.R.R. Tolkien 4 Book Boxed Set J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
15781 Perrault's Fairy Tales Charles Perrault 1697 French French
15805 A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket On The Hearth Charles Dickens 1843 British English
15809 Half Magic Edward Eager 1954 American English
15811 The Hobbit & The Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1937 British English
15834 The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien 1981 British English
15860 Thumbelina Hans Christian Andersen 1835 Danish Danish
15832 The Time Quartet Box Set Madeleine L'Engle 1962 American English
15856 The Ill Made Knight T.H. White 1940 British English
15897 The Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll 1876 British English
15897 The Enchanted Wood Enid Blyton 1939 British English
15897 Gobbolino The Witch's Cat Ursula Williams 1942 British English
16488 The Iron Giant Ted Hughes 1968 British English
15897 Year Of The Unicorn Andre Norton 1965 American English
15888 Български народни приказки Angel Karaliichev 1961 Bulgarian Bulgarian
15897 My Father's Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett 1948 American English
15883 God Emperor Of Dune Frank Herbert 1981 American English
15897 The Story Of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting 1920 British English
15897 The Adventures Of Snugglepot And Cuddlepie May Gibbs 1918 Australian English
15897 Dot And The Kangaroo Ethel Pedley 1899 Australian English
15897 Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens J. M. Barrie 1906 British English
15897 Pierre Maurice Sendak 1962 American English
15897 How The Whale Became Ted Hughes 1963 British English
15887 Space Trilogy C. S. Lewis 1938 British English
15897 The Corn King And The Spring Queen Naomi Mitchison 1931 British English
15897 Islandia Austin Tappan Wright 1942 American English
15897 The King Of The Golden River John Ruskin 1851 British English
15897 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt 1962 Dutch Dutch
15896 The Complete Stories Edgar Allan Poe 1832 American English
15876 Lord Of The Rings J. R. R. Tolkien 1954 British English
16590 Trilby Charles Lomon 1894 British Unknown
16530 A Walk Out Of The World Ruth Nichols 1969 Canadian English
16584 The Halloween Tree Ray Bradbury 1972 American English
16596 Badjelly The Witch Spike Milligan 1973 New Zealander English
16744 Alice In Wonderland Jane Carruth 1865 British English
16715 The Earthsea Trilogy Ursula K. Le Guin 1968 American English
16728 Travel Light Naomi Mitchison 1952 British English
16664 The Black Castle Les Daniels 1978 American English
17119 Wolf Brother Michelle Paver 2004 British English
17119 Outside Over There Maurice Sendak 1981 American English
17119 Always Coming Home Ursula K. Le Guin 1985 American English
17119 The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe 1983 American English
17119 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl 1977 British English
17119 The Worst Witch Jill Murphy 1974 British English
17119 The Song of Rhiannon Evangeline Walton 1972 British English
17119 Unfinished Tales Christopher John Reuel Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien 1980 British English
17119 The Firelings Carol Kendall 1981 American English
17119 When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983 British English
17119 Cards of Grief Jane Yolen 1984 American English
17119 The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle 1986 American English
17119 Unicorn Mountain Michael Bishop 1988 American English