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
17162 When Voiha Wakes Joy Chant 1983 British English
17162 Cards of Grief Jane Yolen 1984 American English
17162 The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle 1986 American English
17162 Unicorn Mountain Michael Bishop 1988 American English
17162 A Woman of the Iron People Eleanor Arnason 1991 American English
17162 Briar Rose Jane Yolen 1992 American English
17162 The Porcelain Dove Delia Sherman 1993 American English
17162 Something Rich and Strange Patricia A. McKillip 1984 American English
17162 The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye A. S. Byatt 1994 British English
17162 Tamsin Peter S. Beagle 1999 American English
17162 The Innamorati Midori Snyder 1998 American English
17162 The Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold 2001 Japanese English
17162 Solstice Wood Patricia A. McKillip 2006 American English
17162 In the Night Garden Catherynne M. Valente 2006 American English
17162 In the Cities of Coin and Spice Catherynne M. Valente 2007 American English
17162 Flesh and Spirit Carol Berg 2007 American English
17162 Lifelode Jo Walton 2009 British English
17162 The Uncertain Places Lisa Goldstein 2011 American English
17162 Tales from Rugosa Coven Sarah Avery 2013 American English
17162 Kingfisher Patricia A. McKillip 2016 American English
17162 Snow White Learns Witchcraft Theodora Goss 2019 American English
17162 Or What You Will Jo Walton 2020 British English
17162 Knight's Wyrd Debra Doyle 1992 American English
17162 The Kingdom of Kevin Malone Suzy McKee Charnas 1977 American English
17162 Owl in Love Patrice Kindl 1993 American English
17162 The Crown of Dalemark Diana Wynne Jones 1993 British English
17162 Passager Jane Yolen 1996 American English
17162 Hobby Jane Yolen 1996 American Unknown
17162 Merlin Jane Yolen 2004 American English
17162 Dark Lord of Derkholm Diana Wynne Jones, Magali Mangin 1998 British English
17162 The Folk Keeper Franny Billingsley 1999 American English
17162 Aria of the Sea Dia Calhoun 2000 American English
17162 The Ropemaker Peter Dickinson 2001 British English
17162 Summerland Michael Chabon 2002 American English
17162 The Hollow Kingdom Clare B. Dunkle 2003 American English
17162 The Golem's Eye Jonathan Stroud 2004 British English
17162 Ptolemy's Gate Jonathan Stroud 2005 British English
17162 Corbenic Catherine Fisher 2002 British English
17162 The Queen of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner 2000 American English
17162 The King of Attolia Megan Whalen Turner 2006 American English
17162 A Conspiracy of Kings Megan Whalen Turner 2010 American English
17162 Vessel Sarah Beth Durst 2012 American English
17162 Doll Bones Holly Black 2013 American English
17162 A Snicker of Magic Natalie Lloyd 2014 American English
17162 Castle Hangnail Ursula Vernon 2015 American English
17162 The Inquisitor's Tale Adam Gidwitz 2016 American English
17162 Bob Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass 2018 American English
17162 Dragon Pearl Yoon Ha Lee 2019 American English
17162 Pahua and the Soul Stealer Lori Lee 2021 American English
17162 Root Magic Eden Royce 2021 American English
17162 Monstress Vol. 1 Marjorie Liu 2015 American English
17162 A Bride's Story Kaoru Mori 2009 Japanese Japanese
17162 Alice Christina Henry 2015 American English
17162 The Lamb Will Slaughter The Lion Margaret Killjoy 2017 American English
17162 Dactyl Hill Squad Daniel José Older 2018 American English
17162 Worm Loves Worm J.J Austrian 2016 American English
17162 The Day You Begin Jacqueline Woodson 2018 American English
17162 Drum Dream Girl Margarita Engle 2015 Cuban English
16890 The Gods Of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs 1913 American English
16953 The White Mountains John Christopher 1967 British English
17162 When Dreams Travel Githa Hariharan 1999 Indian English
17162 Such Christine Brooke-Rose 1966 British English
17162 The Deadman’s Pedal Alan Warner 2012 Scottish English
17162 Words Of Radiance Brandon Sanderson, Kate Reading, Michael Kramer 2014 American English
17162 Fledgling Octavia E. Butler 2005 American English
17162 Wizard And Glass Stephen King 1997 American English
17162 The Looking Glass Wars Frank Beddor 2004 American English
17162 Doctor Rat William Kotzwinkle 1976 American English
17162 Watchtower Elizabeth A. Lynn 1979 American English
17162 The Dragon Waiting John M. Ford 1983 American English
17162 Madouc Jack Vance 1989 American English
17162 Only Begotten Daughter James K. Morrow 1990 American English
17162 Last Call Tim Powers 1992 American English
17162 Glimpses Lewis Shiner 1993 American English
17162 Towing Jehovah James K. Morrow 1994 American English
17162 Godmother Night Rachel Pollack 1996 American English
17162 The Physiognomy Jeffrey Ford 1997 American English
17162 Thraxas Martin Scott 1999 British English
17162 Galveston Sean Stewart 1997 American English
17162 The Other Wind Ursula K. Le Guin 2001 American English
17162 The Facts Of Life Graham Joyce 2002 British English
17162 Tooth And Claw Jo Walton 2003 British English
17162 Soldier Of Sidon Gene Wolfe 2006 American English
17162 Ysabel Guy Gavriel Kay 2007 Canadian English
17162 Osama Lavie Tidhar 2011 British English
17162 Trouble The Saints Alaya Dawn Johnson 2020 American English
17162 The Jasmine Throne Tasha Suri 2021 British English
17162 Saint Death's Daughter C. S. E. Cooney 2022 American English
17162 Heroes And Villains Angela Carter 1969 British English
17162 The Dancers At The End Of Time Michael Moorcock 1972 British English
17162 The Dreaming Dragons Damien Broderick 1980 Australian English
17162 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
17162 Solo Leveling 02 Dubu, CHUGONG 2020 Korean Korean
17162 Lord Brocktree Brian Jacques 2000 British English
17162 Jujutsu Kaisen Gege Akutami 2018 Japanese Japanese
17162 Demon Slayer Koyoharu Gotouge 2016 Japanese Japanese
17162 On A Sunbeam Tillie Walden 2018 American English
17162 The Empress Of Salt And Fortune Nghi Vo 2020 American English
17162 Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 Canadian English
17162 The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker 2003 Canadian English
17162 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
16931 Harvey Mary Chase 1944 American English
17162 A Wind In The Door Madeleine L'Engle 1973 American English
17162 Many Waters Madeleine L'Engle 1986 American English
17162 Moreta Anne McCaffrey 1983 American English
17162 Nerilka's Story Anne McCaffrey 1986 Irish English
17162 Dragonsdawn Anne McCaffrey 1988 American English
17162 Renegades Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1989 American English
17162 All The Weyrs Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1991 American English
17162 The Chronicles Of Pern Anne McCaffrey 1993 Irish English
17162 Searching For Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1991 American English
17162 Calling On Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1993 American English
17162 Talking To Dragons Patricia C. Wrede 1985 American English
17162 Castle In The Air Diana Wynne Jones 1990 British English
17162 House Of Many Ways Diana Wynne Jones 2008 British English
17162 House Of Sky And Breath Sarah J. Maas 2022 American English
17162 Dragonfly In Amber Diana Gabaldon 1992 American English
17162 The Fiery Cross Diana Gabaldon 2001 American English
17162 Under Heaven Guy Gavriel Kay 2010 Canadian English
17162 The Black Company Glen Cook 1984 American English